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Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose

This course will teach you the best practices, methods, and procedures to use when deploying a large-scale enterprise scope vulnerability assessment using the Nexpose tool, plus learn how to strategize a plan for the effective investigation of targets.

Intermediate
1h 42m
(7)

Created by Kevin Cardwell

Last Updated Jul 31, 2025

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Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose

This course will teach you the best practices, methods, and procedures to use when deploying a large-scale enterprise scope vulnerability assessment using the Nexpose tool, plus learn how to strategize a plan for the effective investigation of targets.

Intermediate
1h 42m
(7)

Created by Kevin Cardwell

Last Updated Jul 31, 2025

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All it takes is a review of the latest cybersecurity news and it is immediately clear that no matter what product or technology in use, there are still data breaches; therefore, the continued challenge is that of finding these weaknesses across the entire enterprise architecture. In this course, Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose, you’ll learn to create and test enterprise level vulnerability scans with the Nexpose Vulnerability Scanning Tool. First, you’ll explore and assess the large-scale deployment advanced scan configuration options. Next, you’ll discover and evaluate the different types of scan engines available within the Nexpose tool. Finally, you’ll learn how to prioritize and create custom scan schedules and efficiently leverage the advanced scanning characteristics and capabilities. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of how to Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose needed to scale to perform scans of large-scale enterprise networks.

Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose
Intermediate
1h 42m
(7)
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Kevin Cardwell - Pluralsight course - Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose
Kevin Cardwell
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Kevin Cardwell provides consulting services for companies throughout the world and is an adviser to numerous government entities across the globe. He is an instructor, technical editor, and author for computer forensics and hacking courses. He is author of Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing, first and second edition.

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