How to Install and Configure Nessus

Go to nessus.org/download/nessus_download.php Download the version for your OS, for example Nessus Home.  The file name will look something like Nessus-4.4.0-ubuntu804_XXX.deb (the XXX represents the filename which can change as new versions are released) Save the file to the root directory Switch to the terminal screen.  In Terminal, type: root@bt:~# ls *.deb to look for […]

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A Nessus Example

This is part of a presentation I gave on running NESSUS: In your browser, go to: https://127.0.0.1:8834 Enter the user name and password that you registered with on Tenable. Click log in. You will see the Nessus console page come up. Set up a new Policy for as an example, Windows Vulnerabilities. Click on Policies, […]

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My NYU Presentation on Nessus

The following is from a presentation I gave on Nessus at NYU.  Please do not use or copy without accreditation to Pamela Dean.  Thanks.   Nessus is a multiple platform client/server remote network security scanning tool. The server is supported on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and UNIX. Clients can be web based as well as […]

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