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Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installing the Nessus Server and configuring the license
  2. Checking and updating plugins
  3. Conducting scans on Windows systems
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Reviewing preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Navigating the interface
  7. Setting up notifications

Scanning:

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

Understanding Nessus Output:

  1. Analyzing the Nessus output file
  2. Interpreting risk ratings and scoring
  3. Filtering out irrelevant data to reduce output volume
  4. Validating findings
  5. Generating Nessus reports

Detailed Review of Plugins:

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

Requirements

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

Familiarity with the OSI model layers

Understanding of IP addressing

 28 Hours

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