Course Outline

Overview of Nessus Interface and Navigation for Government

  1. Installing the Nessus Server and Applying Licenses
  2. Reviewing and Updating Plugins
  3. Conducting Windows Scans
  4. Utilizing Preloaded Scan Profiles
  5. Walking Through Preinstalled Configuration Standards
  6. Navigating the User Interface
  7. Configuring Notification Settings

Scanning for Government:

  1. Executing Simple Scans
  2. Running Scans from Predefined Templates
  3. Creating Custom Templates Using Preloaded Plugins
  4. Performing Asset Discovery Scans

Understanding Nessus Output for Government:

  1. Interpreting the Nessus Output File
  2. Comprehending Risk Ratings and Scores
  3. Eliminating Extraneous Data to Refine Output
  4. Validating Scan Findings
  5. Generating Detailed Reports with Nessus

Detailed Review of Plugins for Government:

  1. Data Discovery Plugins
  2. System-Specific Plugins
  3. Compliance Plugins

Requirements

Fundamental understanding of common protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP for government operations.

Basic knowledge of the OSI model layers for government network communications.

Essential familiarity with IP addressing for government IT systems.

 28 Hours

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