Using the Nessus Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanner
Gain understanding of Nessus scanner by performing a basic scan against a vulnerable target. You will request an activation code, activate, and then update the Nessus Essentials scanner; perform a basic scan of all hosts on the subnet; and perform a credentialed scan of all hosts on the network.
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Understand the Scenario
You are a security administrator. You need to identify vulnerable devices on your network. First, you will request an activation code, activate, and then update the Nessus Essentials scanner. Next, you will perform a basic scan of all hosts on the subnet. Finally, you will perform a credentialed scan of all hosts on the network.
Understand Your Environment
You will be using a Windows 10 Admin instance.
