Nessus (BYOL)
Tenable, Inc. | 10.8.3Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 20240903 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Incredibly reliable
What do you like best about the product?
How it identified the vulnerabilities in my system allowing me to create more secure protocols
What do you dislike about the product?
I found that it can be rather complex for my end users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was resolving a breach in my security
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I suggest that you should get in touch with a sales member on their team to help you go in the right direction with their products
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Excellent software
What do you like best about the product?
Been a fan of tenable for a long time the only thing I would actually say is I wish they stayed open source
What do you dislike about the product?
No longer open source, commercial business
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Assists in vulnerability management
Nessus VA Scanner
What do you like best about the product?
Has been extremely useful in boosting security of all our portals over the last 12 months
What do you dislike about the product?
a bit slow when running very large web applications and word press blogs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We Security is the key
NESSUS Security alerts
What do you like best about the product?
The connecting the software to exchange for alert notification.
What do you dislike about the product?
The launch screen could be quick navigation one. Usage statistics divided from external and internal users. Increase usage reports from low use to high use of site from external hits, and actions taken, plus if actions were suspicious.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
On prem security for web sites that face the public. Alerts for users trying to breach firewalls, or code injection. External usage of our web sites.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The product is maturing and newer versions seem to satisfy customer requests for improvement and usability.
The absolute standard for vulnerability scanning
What do you like best about the product?
The scanner is very easy to use, easy to deploy, easy to set up and easy to license. When using the scanner properly (placed in the subnet you need to scan and scanning with credentials), it does its job just fine. Verification with compliance standards is also very easy too, and comes preloaded with the most used standards and even those which are less used widely (such as federal government ones).
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the remediation information aren't accurate enough for a customer to execute. I understand this is just a scanner and not a remediation tool, but the remediation information over the vulnerabilities found definitely could be better.
Some vulnerabilities need to actually be tested for being true and since this is just a vulnerability scanning tool and not an exploitation tool, you might have some false positives around. I know Tenable does a great effort to make sure the tool is fully accurate, but sometimes it can't be done their way.
Some vulnerabilities need to actually be tested for being true and since this is just a vulnerability scanning tool and not an exploitation tool, you might have some false positives around. I know Tenable does a great effort to make sure the tool is fully accurate, but sometimes it can't be done their way.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Standard compliance is easily manageable through this scanner. So, when it's an industry requirement to be compliant, this scanner helps greatly. Depending on your network setup and industry, you can be fully compliant in weeks, not months as with other tools.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Read the documentation when using the tool. Most of the support questions we get as reseller are mostly topics that are well documented, both in Tenable Support Portal and Tenable University. Every customer has access to Tenable University (from Tenable Support Portal) and I recommend to your employees to go through all of it before attempting to use the tool or ask for support. I also recommend that you understand this is not an exploitation and/or remediation tool, seen from that standpoint, the tool is very useful!
Good Features and easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
User Interface (GUI)
- Easy to navigate the fields for scanning and creating templates for scan
- Easy to navigate the fields for scanning and creating templates for scan
What do you dislike about the product?
Adding subnets and VLANs
- It will be better if we can change how we add VLANs or IP Ranges. If you have a lot IP ranges, you have to check it one by one if we need to exclude IP or hostname
- It will be better if we can change how we add VLANs or IP Ranges. If you have a lot IP ranges, you have to check it one by one if we need to exclude IP or hostname
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Vulnerabilities (mostly from our internal servers and networks)
Scan like you always care
What do you like best about the product?
Nessus always on top of my list for enterprise vulnerability scanner. The way it discover assets and identify correct OS information, vulnerabilities assessment, with a lot of features blades like compliance auditing, mobile, malware/botnet detection. I also love the tennable.io product
What do you dislike about the product?
Not at much to disliked all features are great and they are in track providing ways to improve their product sets. I would say pricing but at the end of the day price is right on what you can get from the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Like any other enterprise determining the hole on the network thru vulnerability assessment and passing compliance requirements.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Nessus is expensive true but your money is worth it. You can try to play on their trial products like tenable professional, IO, and tenable manager.
Easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
Available pre configured and customizable VM, Amazon EC2, etc
What do you dislike about the product?
Not available for low end individuals. Configuration from scratch is a challange
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security optimization
Very easy way to scan vulnerabilities
What do you like best about the product?
Nessus has a very complete free platform, the paid version is great but you can start with free for vulnerabilities detection
What do you dislike about the product?
I think Nessus must allow trial advanced scans, and not ask for credentials in some scans
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Vulnerability scanner
Excellent Vulnerability Scanner
What do you like best about the product?
I love the fact that it pin points vulnerabilities and makes my work easier as a penetration tester
What do you dislike about the product?
For now nothing. Nessus has all features i need. The basic scanner is free while other modules are paid.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Vulnerability Assessment
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It will serve you well!
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