Nessus allows a user to customize their scan to the lowest degree, even allowing them to filter the plugins which are to be used, and disable the plugins, which will not be used. Every scan is unique in its own way. For example, if a user wants to perform a credentialed scan, he/she cannot use the host discovery scan template to create a new policy. In order to perform a credentialed scan, the user has to select a basic network scan or an advanced scan which has a feature for the user to enter credentials to authenticate with the machine to be scanned. Thus, it is really important to choose an apt scan template before you create a policy and to choose an apt policy once you create different policies. The second option is to select a previously created template or to import an existing template, which can be used to perform a scan...
Network Scanning Cookbook
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Overview of this book
Network scanning is a discipline of network security that identifies active hosts on networks and determining whether there are any vulnerabilities that could be exploited. Nessus and Nmap are among the top tools that enable you to scan your network for vulnerabilities and open ports, which can be used as back doors into a network.
Network Scanning Cookbook contains recipes for configuring these tools in your infrastructure that get you started with scanning ports, services, and devices in your network. As you progress through the chapters, you will learn how to carry out various key scanning tasks, such as firewall detection, OS detection, and access management, and will look at problems related to vulnerability scanning and exploitation in the network. The book also contains recipes for assessing remote services and the security risks that they bring to a network infrastructure.
By the end of the book, you will be familiar with industry-grade tools for network scanning, and techniques for vulnerability scanning and network protection.
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Network Scanning Cookbook
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Network Vulnerability Scanning
Understanding Network Scanning Tools
Port Scanning
Vulnerability Scanning
Configuration Audits
Report Analysis and Confirmation
Understanding the Customization and Optimization of Nessus and Nmap
Network Scanning for IoT, SCADA/ICS
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