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Vulnerability Analysis with Nessus

Nessus is one of the most popular vulnerability scanning tools on the market. In this course, you'll learn how to deploy Nessus and use it to conduct vulnerability scans.

     
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About Vulnerability Analysis with Nessus

At the core of vulnerability analysis is a thorough knowledge of the tool you'll use to discover vulnerabilities. In this course, Vulnerability Analysis with Nessus, you'll learn to build and prepare your targets for scanning. First, you'll discover how to install Nessus on both Windows and Linux. Next, you'll delve into how to create and customize your scans, and update the software even when you're offline. Finally, you'll explore how to scan web applications and configure advanced scan parameters based on the discovered targets. When you're finished with this course, you'll have foundational knowledge of vulnerability analysis using the Nessus tool that will help you moving forward to perform professional vulnerability assessments in an enterprise environment.

What You Will Learn?

  • Course Overview : 1min.
  • Course Concepts : 5mins.
  • Preparing the Toolkit : 17mins.
  • Installing Nessus : 27mins.
  • Exploring Scan Policies : 34mins.
  • Web Application Scanning with Nessus : 18mins.
  • Conclusion : 2mins.