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What you'll do
This exercise will introduce trainees to the advanced settings within the Nessus Vulnerability Scanner.
Trainees will modify scan settings to perform different types of scans and to learn about the different functionalities Nessus provides
Trainees will then compare the results of a Nessus scan against the results of a NMAP scan against the same target and discuss the differences and similarities between the two tools
Trainees will use the “Export” feature to generate Nessus reports
