| Learning Nessus for Penetration Testing Contributor(s): Goyal, Himanshu (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783550996 ISBN-13: 9781783550999 Publisher: Packt Publishing OUR PRICE: $38.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | System Administration - Disaster & Recovery - Computers | Databases - General - Computers | Security - Networking |
| Dewey: 005.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.47 lbs) 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nessus is a widely used tool for vulnerability assessment, and Learning Nessus for Penetration Testing gives you a comprehensive insight into the use of this tool. This book is a step-by-step guide that will teach you about the various options available in the Nessus vulnerability scanner tool so you can conduct a vulnerability assessment that helps to identify exposures in IT infrastructure quickly and efficiently. This book will also give you an insight into penetration testing and how to conduct compliance checks using Nessus.This book starts off with an introduction to vulnerability assessment and penetration testing before moving on to show you the steps needed to install Nessus on Windows and Linux platforms.Throughout the course of this book, you will learn about the various administrative options available in Nessus such as how to create a new user. |