Hands On Training

Vulnerability Analysis with Nessus

Pluralsight

Course Features

Duration

106 minutes

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Downloadable Courses

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Intermediate

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Video Content

106 minutes

Course Description

A thorough understanding of the tools you will use to detect vulnerabilities is the heart of vulnerability analysis. This course, Vulnerability Analysis using Nessus, will teach you how to prepare and build your targets for scanning. You'll first learn how to install Nessus both on Linux and Windows. Next, you will learn how to customize and create scans and how to update the software even if you are offline. You'll also learn how to scan web apps and set advanced scan parameters that are based on the targets. This course will give you a foundational understanding of vulnerability analysis using Nessus, which will allow you to conduct professional vulnerability assessments in enterprise environments.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Hands-On Training,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

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

Course Content

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Module 1: Course Concepts

Module 2: Preparing the Toolkit

Module 3: Installinging Nessus

Module 4: Exploring Scan Policies

Course Instructors

Kevin Cardwell

Instructor

Kevin Cardwell provides consulting services for companies throughout the world and is an adviser to numerous government entities across the globe. He is an instructor, technical editor, and author fo...