If you’ve been around the information security profession for any length of time, you probably have at least a passing familiarity with the Nessus vulnerability scanner. In this, the first of a series of three Nessus tips, we’ll provide you with an introduction to this popular security tool and give you the information you need to install and configure your own Nessus deployment.

Read the full article: Getting started with Nessus: How to install and configure the open source vulnerability scanner

Published in SearchNetworking on 04/11/06