Getting started with Nessus

When diving into the field of cybersecurity, there is a very well-known tool everyone needs to know about, and that’s Nessus. Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that can detect over 83,000 Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) security flaws on systems. Furthermore, Nessus allows security professionals to deploy Nessus within centralized locations and automate periodic scanning on targeted systems, which allows continuous and automated vulnerability assessment within an organization.

As an aspiring penetration tester, you may need to use Nessus to perform a vulnerability assessment within an organization, determine the risk and severity of each security flaw, and provide recommendations on how to mitigate the risk of possible cyber-attacks based on the security vulnerabilities found. In this section, you will learn how to set up and perform a vulnerability assessment using Nessus on your Kali Linux machine.

Before getting started with installing...