We will perform some basic vulnerability scans against our network to see if they have any known issues or weaknesses with Nessus.
A basic vulnerability scanning with Nessus
Getting ready
Let's ensure the following prerequisites:
- Kali Linux is running and you are logged in as root
- Start the Metasploitable virtual machine
- Ensure you have completed the setup of Nessus, Nessus is started, and you are at the main screen after logging in
How to do it...
We will now perform our vulnerability scan using Nessus:
- Although we already have our targets from previous exercises...