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Vulnerability Analysis: Nessus Deployment

Conducting vulnerability scans and assessing the results is an important part of vulnerability analysis. This course will teach you how to conduct automated vulnerability scans with Nessus.

Matt Glass - Pluralsight course - Vulnerability Analysis: Nessus Deployment
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Conducting vulnerability scans and assessing the results is an essential task in the vulnerability analysis process. In this course, Vulnerability Analysis: Nessus Deployment, you’ll learn to conduct automated and manual vulnerability scans with Nessus. First, you’ll install and configure Nessus for scanning. Next, you’ll discover how to conduct scans with Nessus. Finally, you’ll learn how to analyze the results and generate reports. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of scanning and assessment needed to conduct network scans with Nessus.

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Matt Glass - Pluralsight course - Vulnerability Analysis: Nessus Deployment
Matt Glass

Matt Glass is an IT Project Manager in Stuttgart, Germany, working as a government contractor. He has more than 12 years of IT experience in a variety of roles.

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