Nessus (BYOL)
Tenable, Inc. | 10.8.3Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 20240903 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Nessus Network scanninhg
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of set up and use, shows exactly where the vulnerabilities are
What do you dislike about the product?
More in depth reporting on the level of risk for each vulnerability found
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Closing possible security holes
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Nessus Professional
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about Nessus is how indepth the scans can be. Not only are they indepth, there are multiple different scans preset for convenience. Not only that there are a ton of customization options for reports, scheduling, notifications, the type of scan and even the plugins.
What do you dislike about the product?
Migrating Nessus to a new machine isn't the easiest thing to do as there are some restrictions but after doing them a couple of times, I've gotten used to it. Depending on how many scans you have on your original build, migration can take a long time to complete. If something goes wrong, all of that time would have been wasted.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A big benefit with Nessus is that we are able to pinpoint security risks within our own sites and servers on a monthly basis and escalate to the proper teams within our organization. The scans can be setup to send emails of the pdf file of the scan report to individuals. This allows the proper people are receiving the results as soon as the scans are complete.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are in need of a vulnerability scanner, Nessus is definitely the way to go. The ease of customization and the level of support you get from Nessus makes this the best option.
Very good product
What do you like best about the product?
We are able to perform weekly scans and store them for future reference
What do you dislike about the product?
There is not much to dislike about the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using the plugins to ensure that we are in compliance with the FDCC guidelines.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I have used it for years and it has improved a lot over the past few years.
great piece of mind
What do you like best about the product?
simplicity of building out a customized scan
What do you dislike about the product?
better looking results, built in data that doesn't require going out to web for details
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
security scans needed to verify new systems have been hardened
Tenable Nessus Professional Review
What do you like best about the product?
Nessus Professional has many wonderful features. Some these features include the ability to view vulnerability information related to system that reside on your network. It gives you information about how to remediate these reviews. We use Nessus in an active and passive manner. We do have ICS based systems that do no work well with active scans. In these instances we can set up a passive Nessus scanner and collect the information that we need. It is also helps to in providing a secondary means to identify and verify the patching of our systems.
What do you dislike about the product?
We use Nessus Professional as a part of our Tenable SC CV suite. This can be a little difficult to get up and running the first time it is set up. There are multiple virtual appliances that have to bet set up and synced together and if there is ever a problem, sometimes this it can take some time to track down which particular component is the issue. If Nessus Professional is used as standalone product, this isn't an issue.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has helped in reducing cost associated with working individually on each device we have. We trust Nessus to perform automated tasks that would normally take hours on end to perform this type of audits by hand. So with that, we have seen a reduction in labor costs and time.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be prepared to spend some time on the front end designing and setting this up properly to avoid headaches down the road.
Great tool...simple, intuitive, and complete
What do you like best about the product?
Nessus is my go-to scanner. It's simple to use...has a well laid out user interface...and results are easy to digest. The references withing the vulnerability findings are immensely helpful to support staff in helping them to understand the findings and their path to remediation.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not really much to dislike here. Price is right. Ease of use is great. Only thing I'd recommend is for Tenable to step up their game with Support. Their support process is one of the least engage-able of all the tools I use. Much more feels like consumer level support rather than enterprise.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Verifying patch management process is the primary solution we are solving. Is also great at asset discovery. We also find the scanner very useful when a new high priority vulnerability comes out that the business wants us to quickly verify our exposure to.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
none at this time
Nessus Review
What do you like best about the product?
the findings and the resolutions are second to none
What do you dislike about the product?
Browser Navigation could be a better experience
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
compliance
Excellent Vulnerable Identification Tool for Web and Network
What do you like best about the product?
Excellent Scanner for Web and Network with the remedies on how to protect from that vulnerabilities
What do you dislike about the product?
There a no cons in this Nessus Software except the limitations of the usage
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Conducting Vulnerability Assessments on the web sites and networks
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Excellent scanner to perform Vulnerability Analysis on Network and Web Applications
Nessus Rocks
What do you like best about the product?
Nessus was such a great product. Just absolutely blew us out of the water with the vulnerabilities it found.
What do you dislike about the product?
Just wish I had more apps to integrate it with!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Huge reduction in our security vulnerabilities.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do it!
Easy Vulnerability Scanning
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, simple reports, quick to setup, quick scanning, no training required for use.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't much i dislike, the ability to customise scans is somewhat limited but this helps keep the application simple.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Quick and easy to scan devices for vulnerabilities. We use this in preparation for audits to ensure we are compliant, especially useful if going for Cyber Essentials Plus, or PCI compliance.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can get a proof of concept from Nessus before you buy.
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