Chapter 5. Vulnerability Assessment

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Installing, configuring, and starting Nessus

• Nessus – finding local vulnerabilities

• Nessus – finding network vulnerabilities

• Nessus – finding Linux-specific vulnerabilities

• Nessus – finding Windows-specific vulnerabilities

• Installing, configuring, and starting OpenVAS

• OpenVAS – finding local vulnerabilities

• OpenVAS – finding network vulnerabilities

• OpenVAS – finding Linux-specific vulnerabilities

• OpenVAS – finding Windows-specific vulnerabilities