Nessus Manager Training Course
Tenable Nessus is a highly versatile platform for detecting and managing vulnerabilities. Its capabilities extend far beyond simple vulnerability detection; it also supports baseline auditing. In this context, your system configuration is compared against established hardening best practices.
In this instructor-led course, we will introduce the solution's components and its various functionalities. Each module within the application will be explained, along with its specific use cases.
Upon completing the course, participants will be able to perform authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans on nearly all IP-based systems. You will learn to analyze scan results to eliminate false positives, prioritize findings based on risk, and recommend compensating controls. This training will enable participants to assess their systems' security posture 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 blend of lectures, discussions, and hands-on practice
This course is available as onsite live training in Taiwan or online live training.Course Outline
Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation
- Installing the Nessus Server and configuring the license
- Checking and updating plugins
- Scanning Windows environments
- Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
- Exploring preinstalled configuration standards
- Navigating the interface
- Configuring notifications
Scanning:
- Conducting simple scans
- Executing scans from predefined templates
- Creating custom templates from preloaded plugins
- Performing asset discovery scans
Understanding Nessus Output:
- Analyzing the Nessus output file
- Understanding risk ratings and scoring mechanisms
- Filtering out irrelevant data to streamline output
- Validating findings
- Generating Nessus reports
Detailed Review of Plugins:
- Data discovery plugins
- System-specific plugins
- Compliance plugins
Requirements
Foundational knowledge of common protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP.
Basic understanding of the OSI model layers.
Basic knowledge of IP addressing.
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I generally was benefit from the whole training.
Tassos Papadopoulos
Course - Nessus Manager
The course build up the whole picture and helped me understand in depth how to deal with everyday tasks I perform with Tenable Census Manager.
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