Vulnerability Scanning

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Nessus® Professional  

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About Nessus® Professional Vulnerability Scanning

Access a shared agreement with Nessus® Professional to quickly and easily identify the vulnerabilities, configuration issues and malware that attackers may use to penetrate your institution’s public network. Nessus® Professional automates point-in-time assessments to quickly identify and fix vulnerabilities, including software flaws, missing patches, malware, and misconfigurations, across a variety of operating systems, devices and applications.

Highlights 

  • Detects security holes in local or remote hosts and missing security updates and patches 
  • Simulates attacks to pinpoint vulnerabilities  
  • Executes security tests in a contained environment  
  • Scheduling feature for security audits 

Benefits

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#1 in Accuracy

Nessus has the industry’s lowest false positive rate with six-sigma accuracy (measured at .32 defects per 1 million scans)

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Ease of Use

Provides an intuitive experience for security professionals to find and fix vulnerabilities faster

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Quickly See Vulnerabilities

Out-of-the-box, pre-configured templates for IT and mobile assets, including configuration audits, help you quickly understand where you have vulnerabilities

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Intelligent Vulnerability Assessment

Live results perform intelligent vulnerability assessment in offline mode with every plugin update – without having to run a scan

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Configure Reports Easily

Create reports based on customized views – in a variety of formats 

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Comprehensive Solution

Supports more technologies and identifies more vulnerabilities than competitive solutions

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