Description
Practical Nessus Vulnerability Scanning is a course on how to effectively use Nessus, published by Udemy Online Academy. This is a practical course that teaches learners how to effectively use Nessus, one of the most widely used vulnerability assessment tools, to identify, analyze, and mitigate security risks. This course is designed for IT professionals, system administrators, and cybersecurity beginners who want to strengthen their ability to secure systems and networks by performing professional vulnerability scans. Through guided exercises, participants gain both theoretical knowledge and real-world experience.
– A comprehensive, practical course designed to teach you how to effectively use Tenable Nessus, the industry-leading vulnerability scanner used by cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a cybersecurity beginner, a network administrator, or a security analyst preparing for certifications like CEH, Security+, or OSCP, this course will help you build real-world skills to identify, assess, and report vulnerabilities in any environment. By the end of this course, you’ll be confident performing vulnerability assessments using Nessus, accurately interpreting the results, and applying your skills to real-world security environments.
What you will learn in Practical Nessus Vulnerability Scanning:
- Understand the basics of vulnerability management
- Install and configure Nessus on Windows and Linux
- Review Nessus product versions, licenses, and user interface.
- Perform basic and advanced vulnerability scans using pre-built and custom scan templates.
- Understand and effectively use scan policies, credentials, and plugin configurations.
- Perform authenticated and unauthenticated scans.
- Analyze scan results, generate detailed reports, and interpret vulnerability severity.
- Simulate real-world attacks by scanning vulnerable devices in a lab environment.
- Use Nessus to verify compliance.
- Create and manage scan policies, credentials, and plugin configurations.
- And…
Course specifications
Publisher: Udemy
Instructors: Ahmad Ali
Language: English
Level: Introductory to Advanced
Number of Lessons: 55
Duration: 7 hours and 23 minutes
Course topics
Practical Nessus Vulnerability Scanning Prerequisites
Basic understanding of networking concepts.
Familiarity with operating systems like Windows and Linux.
Virtualization software like VMware Workstation and EVE NG.
No prior experience with Nessus is required.
A PC or laptop capable of running virtualization tools.
Pictures
Practical Nessus Vulnerability Scanning introduction video
Installation guide
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