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Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installation of the Nessus Server and License
  2. Verification and update of plugins
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Reviewing preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Interface navigation
  7. Configuring notifications

Scanning:

  1. Executing simple scans
  2. Running scans based on predefined templates
  3. Creating custom templates from preloaded plugins
  4. Performing asset discovery scans

Interpreting Nessus Output:

  1. Analyzing Nessus output files
  2. Understanding risk ratings and scoring mechanisms
  3. Filtering irrelevant data to streamline output
  4. Validating identified findings
  5. Generating Nessus reports

In-depth Plugin Review:

  1. Data discovery plugins
  2. System-specific plugins
  3. Compliance-focused plugins

Requirements

Foundational knowledge of common protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP.

Basic understanding of the OSI model layers.

Familiarity with IP addressing concepts.

 28 Hours

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