- Vulnerabilty Scanner from Tenable
- has several features that allow you to perform continuous monitoring and compliance analysis.
- Nessus can be downloaded from https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus ↗.
NOTE Tenable also has a cloud-based solution called Tenable.io. For information about Tenable.io, see https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-io ↗.
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to install download nessus file,
dpkg -i [nessus file] -
to start:
/etc/init.d/nessusd start -
You can start Nessus Scanner by typing
/bin/systemctl start nessusd.service -
Then go to https://kali:8834/ ↗ to configure your scanner
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signup and login
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create a basic scan
- give name and discription
- set target ip
- set scan type in discovery (ports)
- set scan type in assessment (vulnerabilties)
- save and launch