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Learn Kali Linux 2019
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Learn Kali Linux 2019

by Joshua Crumbaugh, Glen D. Singh
November 2019
Beginner
550 pages
13h 14m
English
Packt Publishing
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Installing Nessus

When you get into the field of penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, one tool you must be familiar with using is Nessus. Nessus is one of the most popular vulnerability assessment tools available on the market. The Nessus application is controlled using a web interface that allows its users to create customized scans. Additionally, Nessus contains prebuilt scanning templates for various types of industries, such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance scanner.

Tenable, the creator of Nessus, has indicated that Nessus is capable of detecting over 47,000 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE). As a future ethical hacker/penetration tester, using Nessus during your security auditing phase will aid you ...

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ISBN: 9781789611809