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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Overview of Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installation of Nessus Server and license activation
  2. Reviewing and updating plugins
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Review of preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Navigating the user interface
  7. Configuring notification settings

Scanning:

  1. Executing basic scans
  2. Performing scans using predefined templates
  3. Developing templates from preloaded plugins
  4. Conducting asset discovery scans

Interpreting Nessus Output:

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

In-Depth Plugin Review:

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

Requirements

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

A foundational understanding of the OSI model layers

Basic knowledge of IP addressing schemes

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