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Nessus Network Auditing, Second Edition [Paperback]

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1597492086 978-1597492089 May 27, 2008 2
The Updated Version of the Bestselling Nessus Book.

This is the ONLY Book to Read if You Run Nessus Across the Enterprise
Ever since its beginnings in early 1998, the Nessus Project has attracted security researchers from all walks of life. It continues this growth today. It has been adopted as a de facto standard by the security industry, vendor, and practitioner alike, many of whom rely on Nessus as the foundation to their security practices. Now, a team of leading developers have created the definitive book for the Nessus community.

* Perform a Vulnerability Assessment
Use Nessus to find programming errors that allow intruders to gain unauthorized access.

* Obtain and Install Nessus
Install from source or binary, set up up clients and user accounts, and update your plug-ins.

* Modify the Preferences Tab
Specify the options for Nmap and other complex, configurable components of Nessus.

* Understand Scanner Logic and Determine Actual Risk
Plan your scanning strategy and learn what variables can be changed.

* Prioritize Vulnerabilities
Prioritize and manage critical vulnerabilities, information leaks, and denial of service errors.

* Deal with False Positives
Learn the different types of false positives and the differences between intrusive and nonintrusive tests.

* Get Under the Hood of Nessus
Understand the architecture and design of Nessus and master the Nessus Attack Scripting Language (NASL).

* Scan the Entire Enterprise Network
Plan for enterprise deployment by gauging network bandwith and topology issues.

* Nessus is the premier Open Source vulnerability assessment tool, and has been voted the "most popular" Open Source security tool several times.

* The first edition is still the only book available on the product.

* Written by the world's premier Nessus developers and featuring a forword by the creator of Nessus, Renaud Deraison.

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Russ Rogers (CISSP, CISM, IAM, IEM, Hon. Sc.D.), author of the popular "Hacking a Terror Network: The Silent Threat of Covert Channels" (Syngress, ISBN: 978-1-928994-98-5), co-author of multiple books, including the best-selling "Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent" (Syngress, ISBN: 978-1-931836-05-0) and "Network Security Evaluation Using the NSA IEM" (Syngress, ISBN: 978-1-59749-035-1), and former editor-in-chief of The Security Journal, is currently a penetration tester for a federal agency and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Peak Security, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Colorado Springs, CO. Russ has been involved in information technology since 1980 and has spent the past 20 years working as both an IT and InfoSec consultant. Russ has worked with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and other federal agencies. He is a globally renowned security expert, speaker, and author who has presented at conferences around the world in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Singapore, São Paulo, Abu Dhabi, and cities all over the United States. Russ has an honorary doctorate of science in information technology from the University of Advancing Technology, a master's degree in computer systems management from the University of Maryland, a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems from the University of Maryland, and an associate's degree in applied communications technology from the Community College of the Air Force. He is a member of ISSA and (ISC)2® (CISSP). Russ also teaches at and fills the role of professor of network security for the University of Advancing Technology (www.uat.edu).


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  • Paperback: 433 pages
  • Publisher: Syngress; 2 edition (May 27, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1597492086
  • ISBN-13: 978-1597492089
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This book covers the new features included in version 3 of Nessus, including the file content and security check audits that are only available through a direct feed subscription. Other books make cover Nessus but do not cover these new features. I use Nessus with privacy and security audits. This book is a must if you are using Nessus in a professional capacity. I keep track of local security law changes for the United States, and other background regarding using Nessus as a consultant at computersecuritylaw.us. I also recommend this book to non-Nessus using computer security officers, with increased cyber-attacks one should really consider this or other similar product as part of your computer security program.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
enterprise scanning, vulnerability types, directory traversal, bug tracker, base score, policy compliance, nessusd server, nessus server, nessus mailing list, nasl language, nessus daemon, nasl script, nasl interpreter, open sock tcp, nessus client, nessusd daemon, nessus results, unscanned ports, recv line, nasl plugin, plugin feed, ftp banner, nessus user, nessus report, scanning server
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Knowledge Base, Compliance Monitoring, Interpreting Results, Installing Nessus, Requires Ports, Gzip'd Text, Running Your First Scan, Tenable Network Security, Under the Hood, Local Security Checks, Renaud Deraison, Direct Feed, Author Date, Nessus Security Scanner, Introducing Nessus, Nessus Project, Frequently Asked Questions, Edit Policy, Arbitrary File Access, Policy Editor, Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, Tenable Security, Nessus Attack Scripting Language, Example Scans
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