Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

"What it does – vulnerability management – it does as well or better than any system we’ve seen and its long history makes it completely reliable." – SC Magazine, For IT Security Professionals

On your Laptop

Perform assessments with the industry’s most widely deployed vulnerability scanner

Identify the vulnerabilities, policy-violating configurations and malware that attackers could use to penetrate your network.

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For Teams

Vulnerability assessment for teams

Combine the detection, scanning and auditing features of Nessus® with the ability to share scanning resources with multiple team members.

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Flexible Deployment Options		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
Designed for	Single or multiple users	Single	Multiple
Multiple Assessment Types		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
Vulnerability scanning	Assess systems, networks and applications for weaknesses	✓	✓
Configuration auditing	Ensure that IT assets are compliant with policy and standards	✓	✓
Compliance checks	Audit system configurations and content against standards	✓	✓
Malware detection	Detect malware as well as potentially unwanted and unmanaged software	✓	✓
Web application scanning	Discover web server and services weaknesses and OWASP vulnerabilities	✓	✓
Sensitive data searches	Identify private information on systems or in documents	✓	✓
Control system auditing	Scan SCADA systems, embedded devices and ICS applications	✓	✓
Cloud support	Assess configuration weaknesses in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Rackspace public clouds	✓	✓
Rich Assessment Capabilities		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
High-speed asset discovery and scanning	Network devices including next generation firewalls, operating systems, databases, web applications, virtual and cloud environments and more	✓	✓
Scan multiple networks	Scan on IPv4, IPv6 and hybrid networks	✓	✓
Credentialed / non-credentialed	Flexible scanning options to meet different needs	✓	✓
Scan scheduling	Set up scans to run when and how often you want	✓	✓
Selective host re-scanning	After a scan, re-scan all or a subsection of previously scanned hosts	✓	✓
Automatic scan analysis	Remediation action priority and scan tuning recommendations	✓	✓
Agent-based scanning	Increase scan coverage with Nessus Agents		✓
Multi-scanner support	Manage and share scan resources from a central console		✓
Ongoing Management		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
Product updates	Nessus software and UI changes can be configured for automatic feeds	✓	✓
Content updates	Constant updates for vulnerabilities, advanced threats, zero-days and new types of regulatory compliance configurations through Nessus plugins	✓	✓
User management	Create multiple users and groups with different privileges		✓
Resource management	Share scan resources with multiple users and/or groups		✓
Customer support	Get assistance via the Tenable Support Portal and/or support team resources	Chat Email	Chat Email Phone
Connect With Core Systems		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
Password vault integration	Integrates with CyberArk for easier credential management		✓
Patch management auditing	Integrates with patch management solutions from IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat and Dell		✓
Mobile device security	Integrates with major MDMs, including Microsoft, Apple, Good, MobileIron, AirWatch		✓
Nessus RESTful API	Standard, supported and documented API for integrating Nessus into your workflow	✓	✓
Reporting		Nessus Professional	Nessus Manager
Flexible reporting	Customize reports to sort by vulnerability or host, create an executive summary or compare scan results to highlight changes	✓	✓
Multiple report formats	Native (XML), PDF (requires Oracle Java be installed on Nessus server), CSV and HTML	✓	✓
Targeted email notifications	Notification of scan results, remediation recommendations and scan configuration improvements	✓	✓
Results and report sharing	Automatic post-scan analysis with attachments/screenshots stored in scan reports		✓
Dashboards	Presents a graphical summary of scans		✓

Multiple Assessment Types

Protect your IT environment by running vulnerability scans, configuration and compliance checks, malware detection, web application scanning and more.

Rich Assessment Capabilities

Nessus includes a deep set of assessment capabilities, agent-less scanning and agent-based (available in Nessus Manager).

Ongoing Management

Nessus makes it easy to manage both the product and users, with automatic updates and a constant feed of new information from Tenable.

Connect With Core Systems

Integrate Nessus Manager with patch management, mobile device management and credential management systems.

Reporting

Run reports, easily filter data and share results with others in a variety of formats to help others in the organization understand and address vulnerabilities.