Tenable Nessus Expert onboarding portal

Prepare

Ensure that your setup meets the minimum system requirements and obtain your activation code for Nessus Expert.

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Docs: Get started with Tenable Nessus

Install and configure Nessus Expert

Tenable Nessus can be installed on Windows, Linux, macOS, or Raspberry Pi. It can also be deployed as a Docker image. Follow the installation steps depending on your Tenable Nessus software and operating system and perform the initial configuration steps.

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Docs: Install and configure Tenable Nessus

데모: Installing Nessus on Windows

데모: Installing Nessus on Linux

Create and configure scans

Run a host discovery scan to identify assets on your network. Then, create a vulnerability scan by selecting a scan template and configuring the scan to meet your needs. Finally, launch the scan.

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Docs: Create and configure scans

데모: Create and Launch a Host Discovery Scan

데모: Create and Launch a Basic Network Scan

View and analyze scan results

View and analyze scan results, manage vulnerabilities and scan folders, and create a scan report or export.

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Docs: View and analyze scan results

데모: Review Basic Network Scan Results

Video: Comparing scan results

Create a report and export findings

Create a scan report to help you analyze the vulnerabilities and remediations on affected hosts. You can create a scan report in PDF, HTML, or CSV format, and customize it to contain only certain information.

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Docs: Scan Exports and Reports

데모: Create a Report and Export Findings

Refine Nessus settings

Adjust scan settings to address warning messages and monitor scan health.

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Docs: Refine Tenable Nessus settings

Video: Measuring scan success

Set up web app scanning

While Tenable Nessus itself is installed directly on the host operating system, the web scanner portion of Tenable Nessus Expert is installed as a Docker image on the same host. The web application scanner cannot run if the host does not have Docker installed.

Resources:

Docs: Get started with web application scanning in Nessus Expert

데모: Create and launch a web application scan

Create an external attack surface discovery scan

You can use Tenable Nessus's integration with Bit Discovery to create an attack surface discovery scan. 이 스캔 유형을 사용하면 최상위 도메인을 스캔하고 스캔 결과를 기반으로 DNS 레코드를 생성할 수 있습니다.Tenable Nessus Expert로 최대 5개의 서로 다른 라이선스 도메인을 스캔할 수 있습니다.

Resources:

Docs: Create an Attack Surface Discovery Scan

데모: Create and launch an external attack surface discovery scan