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Nessus®
The first tool in your cybersecurity toolbox
Expose and close weaknesses across your constantly changing attack surface with the industry’s most trusted vulnerability assessment solution.
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Unlimited vulnerability assessments you can use anywhere
Know your vulnerabilities
Automate point-in-time assessments to identify software flaws, missing patches, malware and misconfigurations across a variety of operating systems, devices and applications.
Expose the threats that matter
Nessus provides a variety of vulnerability scoring systems like CVSS v4, EPSS and Tenable’s VPR to help you implement effective vulnerability prioritization for remediation efforts.
Close knowledge gaps
Get actionable tips and tricks on the next steps to take with a resource center that can guide experienced and non-security staff.
The global gold standard in vulnerability assessment
Nessus Professional
- Unlimited IT vulnerability assessments
- Vulnerability scoring with CVSS v4, EPSS and VPR (for Top 10 Vulns)
- Configuration, compliance and security audits
- Use anywhere
- Configurable reports
- Community support
- Advanced support (available as an option)
- On-demand training (available as an option)
- Web application scans (5 FQDNs with the option to add more)
- External attack surface scans
- Cloud infrastructure scans
Nessus Expert
- Unlimited IT vulnerability assessments
- Vulnerability scoring with CVSS v4, EPSS and VPR (for Top 10 Vulns)
- Configuration, compliance and security audits
- Use anywhere
- Configurable reports
- Community support
- Advanced support (available as an option)
- On-demand training (available as an option)
- Web application scans (5 FQDNs with the option to add more)
- External attack surface scans
- Cloud infrastructure scans
Tenable Nessus ranks at the top
#1
in accuracy
Nessus has the industry's lowest false positive rate with six-sigma accuracy.
*.32 defects per 1 million scans
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in adoption
Nessus is trusted by tens of thousands of organizations, with 2 million downloads worldwide.
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in hearts and minds
Don't just take our word for it. Security practitioners around the world put their trust in Nessus.
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Nessus is #1 For Vulnerability Assessment
From the beginning, we've worked hand-in-hand with the security community. We continuously optimize Nessus based on community feedback to make it the most accurate and comprehensive vulnerability assessment solution in the market. Twenty-five years later and we're still laser focused on community collaboration and product innovation to provide the most accurate and complete vulnerability data — so you don't miss critical issues which could put your organization at risk.
Today, Nessus is trusted by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide as one of the most widely deployed security technologies on the planet — and the gold standard for vulnerability assessment.
102K+
CVEs
256,000+
plugins
100+
new plugins
released weekly
Tenable’s Zero Day Research provides 24/7 updates into new and emergent vulnerabilities so you’ll always have full situational awareness.
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Built by practitioners
Nessus is built from the ground-up with a deep understanding of how security practitioners work. Every feature in Nessus is designed to make vulnerability assessment simple, easy and intuitive. The result: less time and effort to assess, prioritize and remediate issues. Learn more about the features here.
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Deploy on any platform
You can deploy Nessus on a variety of platforms, including Raspberry Pi. Nessus is there with you, no matter where you are, where you’re headed or how distributed your environment is.
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Efficiency and accuracy
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Zero in on threats that matter most
With market-leading coverage, Nessus knows every vulnerability. The power of Nessus lets you triage and address the threats that matter most. -
Pre-built policies and templates
With more than 450 pre-configured templates, Nessus helps you quickly understand where you have vulnerabilities. -
Customizable reporting & troubleshooting
Nessus helps you optimize reports to meet your needs. Plus, you can export them in formats that work for your security process. -
Live results
Nessus Live Results automatically performs offline vulnerability assessments with every plugin update. You’ll see where your vulnerabilities are based on your scan history. -
Ease of use
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Grouped view
Nessus groups similar issues and vulnerability categories together and presents them in one thread, which simplifies researching and prioritizing issues for remediation.
Key use cases for Nessus
Nessus is the world’s No. 1 vulnerability scanning solution. Learn how Tenable customers put it to work in a range of critical situations.
Before executing full breach simulations, pen testers use Nessus first to find where those major vulnerabilities are hiding.
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Professors use Nessus with cybersecurity students in vulnerability assessment and management courses as a foundational tool to get them up to speed on the essentials of uncovering vulnerabilities.
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Cybersecurity consultants use Nessus to scour clients’ networks for vulnerabilities and create comprehensive reports that summarize security posture and contain key suggestions for remediation.
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With Nessus, even small companies that lack full-time cybersecurity staff can stay on top of vulnerabilities, customizing comprehensive scans to meet unique business needs.
Read moreTo learn more about Nessus features and functionality, visit our Nessus documentation page.
To learn more about purchasing options, please contact your preferred reseller or visit our online store.
Nessus Expert—
Built for security professionals like you
Get the world’s most widely deployed vulnerability assessment solution.
Buy Nessus Expert
With Advanced Support for Nessus Pro, your teams will have access to phone, Community, and chat support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This advanced level of technical support helps to ensure faster response times and resolution to your questions and issues.
Advanced Support Plan Features
Phone Support
Phone support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, available for up to ten (10) named support contacts.
Chat Support
Chat support available to named support contacts, accessible via the Tenable Community is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Tenable Community Support Portal
All named support contacts can open support cases within the Tenable Community. Users can also access the Knowledge Base, documentation, license information, technical support numbers, etc.; utilize live chat, ask questions to the Community, and learn about tips and tricks from other Community members.
Initial Response Time
P1-Critical: < 2 hr
P2-High: < 4 hr
P3-Medium: < 12 hr
P4-Informational:
< 24 hr
Support Contacts
Support contacts must be reasonably proficient in the use of information technology, the software they have purchased from Tenable, and familiar with the customer resources that are monitored by means of the software. Support contacts must speak English and conduct support requests in English. Support contacts must provide information reasonably requested by Tenable for the purpose of reproducing any Error or otherwise resolving a support request.
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