An introduction to Nessus - The Video

Tenable has published a new video which covers the major features in the Nessus vulnerability scanner. You can view the video below:

This video shows you how-to get started using the Nessus vulnerability scanner, including:

• Where to download Nessus
• Introduction to policies, scans, and reports
• Performing an asset discovery scan
• Running a network-based vulnerability scan
• Configuring a patch auditing scan
• Performing a configuration audit
• Detecting sensitive data (SSN & credit cards)
• Running web application tests
• Reporting & filtering
• Risk analysis and compliance (PCI DSS)

The video runs almost 38 minutes, but covers several major features for those who may be new to using Nessus.