Nessus network auditing / Jay Beale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beale, Jay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Auditing.

Computer networks.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Rockland, MA : Syngress, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on installing, configuring and optimizing Nessus, which is a remote security scanner for Linux, BSD, Solaris, and other Unices. It is plug-in-based, has a GTK interface, and performs over 1200 remote security checks. It allows for reports to be generated in HTML, XML, LaTeX, and ASCII text, and suggests solutions for security problems. As with many open source programs, Nessus is incredibly popular, incredibly powerful, and incredibly under-documented. There are many Web sites (including nessus.org) where thousands of users congregate to share tips, tricks, and hints, yet no

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Vulnerability Assessment; Introducing Nessus; Installing Nessus; Running Your First Scan; Interpreting Results; Vulnerability Types; False Positives; Under the Hood; The Nessus Knowledge Base; Enterprise Scanning; NASL; The Nessus User Community; The NASL2 Reference Manual; Utilizing Domain Credentials to Enhance Nessus Scans; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-05587-5

9786611055875

0-08-047962-6

OCLC:

191034990