Lesson 13

Date: 6/27/2018
Linux Network Security
Linux System Administration


Vulnerability scanning

Exercise
  • In the browser on your desktop, navigate to Nessus and click onto "Try for Free".
  • Create an account for yourself on the Nessus page.
  • Download the Nessus deb package for your Ubuntu distribution, 64-bit, from the download page, for example Nessus-7.1.2-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb.
  • Install the package and start Nessus service:
    dpkg -i Nessus-7.1.2-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb
    /etc/init.d/nessusd start
    

  • In the browser, login to the Nessus admin page, https://localhost:8834, with the credentials you've created during the registration stage.
  • Wait until the installation finishes, then use "Advanced scan" to scan the ports on smbhost (use the IP address) for vulnerabilities.
  • Start Win7 VM, and scan the ports on Win7 for vulnerabilities from Nessus.


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