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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Overview of the Nessus interface and navigation

  1. Installing the Nessus server and license
  2. Checking for and updating plugins
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Reviewing preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Navigating the user interface
  7. Configuring notifications

Scanning:

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

Interpreting Nessus output:

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

Detailed review of Plugins:

  1. Exploring data discovery plugins
  2. Examining system-specific plugins
  3. Reviewing compliance plugins

Requirements

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

Foundational understanding of OSI layers.

Basic knowledge of IP addressing.

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