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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installation of Nessus Server and License Activation
  2. Plugin Management and Updates
  3. Scanning Windows Environments
  4. Utilizing Preloaded Scan Profiles
  5. Review of Preinstalled Configuration Standards
  6. Interface Navigation and Interface
  7. Configuring System Notifications

Scanning Techniques:

  1. Executing Basic Scans
  2. Running Scans from Predefined Templates
  3. Creating Custom Templates Using 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 Optimize Reports
  4. Validating Scan Findings
  5. Generating Nessus Reports

In-Depth Plugin Review:

  1. Data Discovery Plugins
  2. System-Specific Plugins
  3. Compliance Plugins

Requirements

Familiarity with common protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP

Fundamental understanding of the OSI model layers

Basic knowledge of IP addressing

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