Oreilly – Nessus Scanner – Network Scanning from Beginner to Advanced 2024-11

Nessus Scanner – Network Scanning from Beginner to Advanced Course. Nessus is a powerful tool for identifying vulnerabilities in networks, applications, and infrastructures of organizations. Using Nessus, security professionals can identify system weaknesses and fix them before they are exploited. This comprehensive course will introduce you to all the features and capabilities of Nessus.

What you will learn:

• Unauthenticated and authenticated scans: Learn the difference between these two types of scans and how to perform them.
• Network and Web Application Scans: Learn how to perform various scans on different types of systems.
• Automate vulnerability scans and generate customized professional reports: Reduce scan time and generate accurate reports of scan results using automated tools.
• The Concept of Second Scan: Gain a deep understanding of the concept of second scan and its application in the vulnerability assessment process.
• Learn and perform vulnerability scanning with Metasploit: Perform more comprehensive security assessments by combining Nessus and Metasploit.
• Import Nmap results into Nessus: Import the results of Nmap scans into Nessus and perform more comprehensive analysis.
• Analyze and rank vulnerabilities and create a vulnerability assessment project worksheet: Assess and prioritize vulnerabilities using standard methods.

This course is suitable for people who:

• Penetrator testers: People looking to increase their knowledge of Nessus and perform penetration testing.
• Cybersecurity enthusiasts: People who are interested in cybersecurity and want to learn more about vulnerability assessment.
• Freelancers: People looking to add a new, in-demand skill to their resume.