New release of the Nessus vulnerability scanner! This is a major
release (moving from 5.0.3 to 5.2.0) and includes several new features
and enhancements, including:
- IPv6 is now supported on all platforms (including Windows)
- Nessus server support for Windows 8 and Windows 2012
- Add attachments within scan result reports
- Mac OS X preference pane
- Digitally-signed Nessus RPM packages for supporting distributions
- Smaller memory footprint and reduced disk space usage
- Faster, more responsive web interface (uses less bandwidth)
- No longer need to visit the Tenable website for an activation code!
Several
key features are described in detail below, including examples of the
new MAC OS X preference pane and the new attachments feature:
Add Attachments to Scan Results
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| Information collected during the scan can now be included in the results as an attachment. The first iteration of attachments will be screenshots, but any attachment type can be included. |
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
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| If Nessus discovers Remote Desktop Protocol on a target, a screenshot is taken. This can reveal information such as the operating system version and the currently-logged-on user. |
VNC
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| If Nessus discovers a target is running VNC without a password to restrict access, a screenshot is included in the results. The above example shows the system using a web browser to visit the www.tenable.com website. |
Websites
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| For Internet-connected web servers, Nessus will take a screenshot of the website as if you visited the website using a web browser. This feature is useful to identify the applications you are testing, including making sure you are testing the correct virtual host. |
Mac OS X Preference Pane
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| The addition of a Nessus server preference pane in OS X allows the user to stop and start the Nessus server process and configure whether or not Nessus is started at boot time. |
Getting Nessus 5.2
Nessus ProfessionalFeed and Perimeter Service customers: Please contact
Tenable Support (support -at- tenable.com) with any questions regarding the upgrade to Nessus 5.2.0. Users may also visit the
Tenable Discussion Portal for more information.
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