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    The document discusses Nessus, a vulnerability scanner that helps organizations identify and address security risks. It describes how Nessus works by scanning networks, systems, and applications for vulnerabilities using techniques like authenticated and unauthenticated scans. The document also covers benefits of Nessus like identifying vulnerabilities before exploitation and providing detailed reports, and integrations with security and patching tools.

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    NESSUS

    VULNERABILITY SCANNER

    Present by:
    E.Srinithi
    120011012709
    Introduction to Nessus

    WHAT IS NESSUS? HOW DOES NESSUS WORK?

    N e ssus i s a p ow e r f ul v u l n e rability s ca n n e r N e s s u s u s e s a va r i e ty o f t e c h ni q ue s t o s c a n

    th a t h e l p s o r g a n i z atio ns i d e n tify a n d a n d a n a l y ze n e t w o r k d e v i ce s , o p e ra ti n g
    s y s t e ms , a p p l i c a tio n s , a n d d a t a b a s e s f o r
    a d d r e s s s e cu r i ty r i s k s i n th e i r n e tw or ks ,
    v u l n e ra bi li ti e s . I t c a n p e r f o r m b o t h
    s y s te m s , a n d a p p l icatio ns . It i s w i d e ly
    a u t h e n ti c a te d a n d u n a u th e nti c a te d s c a n s , a n d
    u s e d b y s e cu r i ty p r o f e s s io nals a n d IT c a n b e c o n f i g u re d t o s c a n s p e c i f i c I P ra n g e s ,
    te a m s to p r oa ctively i d e n tify v uln erab ilitie s p o r t s , a n d p r o t o c o l s . N e s s u s a l s o i n c l u de s a
    b e f o r e th ey ca n b e e xp l o ited b y a tta cke rs . c o m p r e he ns i ve d a t a ba se o f k n o w n
    v u l n e ra bi li ti e s a n d e x p l o i t s, w h i c h i t u s e s t o
    i d e n tif y p o t e n t i a l r i s k s .
    Vulnerability Scanning

    Vu l n e ra bility s ca n n i n g i s th e p r o ce s s o f
    BENEFITS OF NESSUS
    i d e n tifyin g a n d a s s e s s i n g s e cu r i ty
    v u l n e ra bilities i n a s y s te m o r n e tw o r k .
    • Id e ntif ie s v ul ne ra bilities b e f or e the y ca n
    N e ssus i s a p op ul ar v ul n e rability s ca n n e r
    b e e xp l o ited b y a tta cke rs .
    th a t h e l p s o r g a n i z atio ns i d e n tify a n d a d d r e s s
    v u l n e ra bilities i n th e i r IT i n f ra s tr uctur e. • A u to mates th e v u l n e ra bility s ca n n i n g
    p r o ce s s , s av i n g ti m e a n d r e s o u r ce s .

    • Pr ov i de s d e ta iled r e p o r ts o n
    v u l n e ra bilities a n d r e m e d iation s te p s .
    Integrations

    N e s s u s i s d e s i g n e d to i n te g rate w i th a w i d e ra n g e o f s e cu r i ty to o l s , a l l ow ing f o r a m o r e
    co m p r e h en s ive a n d e f f e ctive v u l n e rab ility m a n a g e me nt p r o g ra m . So m e o f th e ke y i n te gration s
    i n cl ude :

    S e cu r i t y In fo r m a t i on a n d E ve n t Ma n a g e m en t ( S I E M) Sy s t e ms

    N e s s u s ca n b e i n te grated w i th p o p u la r SIEM s y s te m s s u ch a s Sp l u n k a n d A r cSi g ht, a l l ow ing f o r


    r e a l - time m o n i to rin g a n d a l e r tin g o f s e cu r i ty e ve n ts .

    Pa t ch Ma n a g e m en t Sy s t em s

    N e s s u s i n te g rate s w i th p a tch m a n a g em en t s y s te m s s u ch a s M i cr o s o f t SC C M a n d IB M B i g Fi x,
    a l l ow ing f o r a u to m ate d p a tchin g o f v u l n e rab ilitie s i d e n tif ied b y N e s s u s s ca n s .

    T i cke t i n g Sy s t em s

    N e s s u s ca n b e i n te grated w i th ti cketin g s y s te m s s u ch a s Se r v i ceNo w a n d J IRA , a l l ow ing f o r


    a u to m a ted ti cke t cr e a ti on a n d tra ck i ng o f v u l n era bility r e m e d iatio n e f fo r ts .
    Demo
    THANK YOU

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