Mastering Nessus: Vulnerability Scanning for Ethical Hackers

Learn how to find and fix security weaknesses using the Nessus Scanner tool. In this practical course, you’ll set up a safe lab environment, scan networks and websites, create custom scan rules, and understand how to manage and report vulnerabilities. Step‐by‐step, you’ll gain the skills to analyze results, detect risks, and strengthen system security like a professional. Ideal for IT and security professionals, including blue-team defenders, red-team operators, and penetration testers seeking practical vulnerability-scanning skills. 

• Setting up a secure and isolated lab environment for Nessus scanning 
• Introduction to Nessus tool and its key components 
• Host discovery, Basic network scan, Advanced scan, Malware scan, etc. 
• Create & configure custom policies for scans 
• Web application tests 
• Vulnerability management 
• Using Compliance Templates 
• Analyse the results and prioritize risks 
• Generating report in Nessus 
• Recommend mitigations to protect against identified vulnerabilities 

Upon completing this course, learners will be able to: 

• Set up and manage a secure virtual lab environment for Nessus scanning. 
• Understand the core components of the Nessus scanner tool. 
• Perform host discovery, as well as basic, advanced, and web application scans. 
• Manage vulnerabilities by analyzing scan results and prioritizing potential risks. 
• Create professional reports and propose effective mitigation methods to protect against identified vulnerabilities. 

Through step-by-step PowerPoint instruction and interactive Nessus scanner labs, you’ll develop real-world cybersecurity scanning capabilities.