Scanners

The scanners tab displays the number of scanners available for scan and their details. Adding a scanner is not an option in Nessus Home and Professional versions, but can be added in Nessus Security Center:

Click on the Settings to display the settings menu. Next, we will discuss the details of various options available in the settings menu.

In the preceding section, the overview tab provides a tool overview such as license information, plugin information, and so on; we will have a look at the use of the Software Update tab in the Updating Nessus recipe:

  • Master Password: Nessus provides an option to encrypt all the scan policies ...

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