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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Overview of Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installation of Nessus Server and licensing
  2. Verification and updating of plugins
  3. Scanning Windows systems
  4. Utilising pre-loaded scan profiles
  5. Review of pre-installed configuration standards
  6. Interface navigation
  7. Configuration of notifications

Scanning Processes:

  1. Executing basic scans
  2. Running scans using predefined templates
  3. Creating templates from pre-loaded plugins
  4. Performing asset discovery scans

Interpreting Nessus Output:

  1. Analyzing Nessus output files
  2. Understanding risk ratings and scoring mechanisms
  3. Filtering unnecessary data to streamline output
  4. Validating findings
  5. Generating Nessus reports

In-Depth Plugin Analysis:

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

Requirements

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

An understanding of the OSI model layers

Knowledge of IP addressing fundamentals

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