User guide

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 Nessus Credential Checks for Unix and Windows – information on how to perform authenticated network
scans with the Nessus vulnerability scanner
 Nessus Compliance Checks – high-level guide to understanding and running compliance checks using Nessus
and SecurityCenter
 Nessus Compliance Checks Reference – comprehensive guide to Nessus Compliance Check syntax
 Nessus v2 File Format – describes the structure for the .nessus file format, which was introduced with Nessus
3.2 and NessusClient 3.2
 Nessus 5.0 REST Protocol Specification – describes the REST protocol and interface in Nessus
 Nessus and Antivirus – outlines how several popular security software packages interact with Nessus, and
provides tips or workarounds to allow the software to better co-exist without compromising your security or
hindering your vulnerability scanning efforts
 Nessus and Mobile Device Scanning – describes how Nessus integrates with Microsoft Active Directory and
mobile device management servers to identify mobile devices in use on the network
 Nessus and Scanning Virtual Machines – describes how Tenable Network Security's Nessus vulnerability
scanner can be used to audit the configuration of virtual platforms as well as the software that is running on them
 Strategic Anti-malware Monitoring with Nessus, PVS, and LCE – describes how Tenable's USM platform can
detect a variety of malicious software and identify and determine the extent of malware infections
 Patch Management Integration – document describes how Nessus and SecurityCenter can leverage credentials
on the Red Hat Network Satellite, IBM TEM, Dell KACE 1000, and Microsoft WSUS and SCCM patch
management systems to perform patch auditing on systems for which credentials may not be available to the
Nessus scanner
 Real-Time Compliance Monitoring – outlines how Tenable’s solutions can be used to assist in meeting many
different types of government and financial regulations
 Tenable Products Plugin Families – provides a description and summary of the plugin families for Nessus, Log
Correlation Engine, and the Passive Vulnerability Scanner
 SecurityCenter Administration Guide
Other online resources are listed below:
 Nessus Discussions Forum: https://discussions.nessus.org/
 Tenable Blog: http://www.tenable.com/blog
 Tenable Podcast: http://www.tenable.com/podcast
 Example Use Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/tenablesecurity
 Tenable Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/tenablesecurity
Please feel free to contact Tenable at [e-mail], [e-mail], or visit our website at
http://www.tenable.com/.