Using Nessus to scan SCADA/ICS systems
Nessus has a family of plugins – about 308 pages of them – that can be used to perform scans on SCADA/ICS devices. You can browse the family of plugins here: https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/families/SCADA . These plugins are checked against the given device to identify any vulnerability that has been identified based on the signatures present in the plugin.
Getting ready
In order to complete this activity, you will have to satisfy the following prerequisites on your machine:
- You must have Nessus installed.
- You must have network access to the hosts on which the scans are to be performed.
In order to install Nessus, you can follow the instructions provided in Chapter 2, Understanding Network Scanning Tools. This will allow you to download a compatible version of Nessus and install all the required plugins. In order to check whether your machine has Nessus installed, open the search bar and search for Nessus Web Client. Once found and clicked, this will...
