Nessus Manager Training Course
The Nessus vulnerability scanner serves as a highly adaptable platform for identifying and managing security weaknesses. Its capabilities extend far beyond simple vulnerability detection, also encompassing baseline auditing, where your system configurations are evaluated against established hardening best practices.
Through this instructor-led course, we will explore the solution's core components and various functionalities. Each module within the application will be thoroughly explained, along with its specific use cases.
By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to perform both authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans across nearly all IP-based systems. You will learn to analyze scan results, eliminate false positives, prioritize findings based on risk, and recommend appropriate compensating controls. This training will empower you to assess the security posture of your systems using Nessus and determine the most effective remediation strategies.
Audience:
- Infrastructure managers
- System administrators
- System auditors
- System compliance officers
- Vulnerability managers
- Cybersecurity managers
Format:
A combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on practice.
This course is available as onsite live training in Czech Republic or online live training.Course Outline
Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation
- Installing Nessus Server and License
- Checking and updating plugins
- Scanning Windows systems
- Using preloaded scan profiles
- Walkthrough of preinstalled configuration standards
- Navigating the interface
- Setting up notifications
Scanning:
- Running simple scans
- Executing scans from predefined templates
- Creating templates from preloaded plugins
- Asset discovery scans
Understanding Nessus Output:
- Interpreting Nessus output files
- Understanding risk ratings and scoring
- Eliminating irrelevant data and reducing output size
- Validating findings
- Generating Nessus reports
Detailed Review of Plugins:
- Data discovery plugins
- System-specific plugins
- Compliance plugins
Requirements
Basic knowledge of common protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP.
Fundamental understanding of OSI layers.
Basic knowledge of IP addressing.
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