An introduction to Nessus - The Video
Tenable has published a new video which covers the major features in the Nessus vulnerability scanner. You can view the video below:
This video shows you how-to get started using the Nessus vulnerability scanner, including:
- Where to download Nessus
- Introduction to policies, scans, and reports
- Performing an asset discovery scan
- Running a network-based vulnerability scan
- Configuring a patch auditing scan
- Performing a configuration audit
- Detecting sensitive data (SSN & credit cards)
- Running web application tests
- Reporting & filtering
- Risk analysis and compliance (PCI DSS)
The video runs almost 38 minutes, but covers several major features for those who may be new to using Nessus.
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