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Nessus

Nessus

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Nessus

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- Nessus comes with all the standard network vulnerability assessment tool features. One of the most critical features is vulnerability scanning with real-time updates because new vulnerabilities show up all the time. Other features include malware detection, web application scanning, mobile device detection, scan scheduling, and email notifications, and configuration and compliance checks. Previously, we looked at the National Vulnerability Database or NVD by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or NIST. NVD is a vulnerability repository that includes Common Vulnerability and Exposure or CVE. CVE is a standard way of specifying security vulnerabilities widely accepted by industry professionals and researchers in the cybersecurity field. Therefore, it makes sense for Nessus to adopt the standard like CVE to track network vulnerabilities. Nessus comes in three different versions Nessus Essentials, Nessus…

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