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Nessus (BYOL)

Tenable, Inc. | 10.8.3

Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 20240903 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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279 reviews
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    Grace C.

Impossible to uninstall on Mac

  • October 03, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Non-functioning software. Nessus is not appropriate for Macbook users.
What do you dislike about the product?
Does not conform to Mac application uninstall standards. You must piecemeal remove Nessus in subdirectories and becomes a hassle to remove safely. I doubt most people use Terminal to remove software in multiple directions. This lack of care makes Security software look nefarious (developed offshore).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security trial software for enterprise review.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Not ideal software for smaller enterprises. I can't imagine how awful maintenance for Nessus must look like at scale.


    Education Management

Nessus - A tool for vulnerability assessment

  • September 21, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Nessus is one of the best tool for vulnerability assessment. It is a remote security scanning tool which has the capacity to scan the computer systems and find out the vulnerabilities in the system. The detected vulnerabilities can be alerted and reported to the concerned teams. We use Nessus for VA (Vulnerability Assessment) and PT (Penetrative Testing). The reports provide a detailed explanation w.r.t. vulnerabilities found.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nessus is an excellent tool and has no dislikes as such. However it is not a complete security solution because it does not actively prevent attacks, it is a tool that checks your computer to find out the vulnerabilities/loop holes that the malicious hackers/attackers could exploit and get into your system. It is the responsibility of the administrator to patch these vulnerabilities so as to make the system secure.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Nessus can discover the vulnerabilities in the system which the attackers can use to gain access to the computers connected over the network. The reports generated by Nessus are very good with detailed analysis of the vulnerability, severity of the issue, ports on which it has been detected and the possible recommendations to close the same.
We use Nessus scanner to scan the computers so as to know whether the products/applications installed on the system requires to be patched with latest updates/upgrades.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would surely recommend others to consider Nessus as it's a great tool for vulnerability assessment and also has a easy to use interface.


    Nikhil K.

Gui and operational

  • September 17, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use, attractive GUI, scanning for web application,api and network infrastructure.
What do you dislike about the product?
Delayed in query from their end if we do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VA and Compliance scanning of Network infrastructure and web application
Recommendations to others considering the product:
8 out of 10


    Romesh P.

Nessus - The VA Scanner

  • August 14, 2021
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Nessus is a very user-friendly application, and it even has pre-defined templates to select which profile to be used for vulnerability scanning.
What do you dislike about the product?
When it scans very large data sets and applications, it takes a considerable time and becomes a bit laggy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
A very common burden that System Admins have is patch management. Nessus helps to address this issue very smoothly with automated scans and reports
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are trying to keep your organization consistently compliant, this is a must-have tool.


    Information Technology and Services

Nessus is the best VA tool.

  • June 24, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
- Compatible with all kinds of applications and OS.
- Easy to configure with an existing environment.
- Easy to manage.
What do you dislike about the product?
The scanning duration takes time. Can be improved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
All kinds of Vulnerabilities and loop holes.


    Mr. A.

Best application web application pentester and researcher.

  • June 18, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Beside every tool, i love to use nessus more often because of it's accuracy it's been really easy and handy to use it. I personally love to use it more.
What do you dislike about the product?
Well, there is nothing much I have about tool. And i seriously don't remember last time when this tool disappointed me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm into web application penetration testing, and this tool helped me in getting the accurate result unlike other tools as well as it's kinda fast and reliable.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I personally believe that, people don't just seeing reviews or ads but they believe after using it. So I recommend using it.


    Swapnesh C.

Best Automation Tool for Vulnerability Assessment

  • June 07, 2021
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Nessus helps in running credential-based scanning of different servers. It also has templates for multiple network devices like firewalls, switches, etc.
The reporting feature of this tool is also the best with editable elements like logo and severity levels.
What do you dislike about the product?
Till now, I didn't find any negative points regarding Nessus.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Nessus helps in running credential-based scanning of different servers. It also has templates for multiple network devices like firewalls, switches, etc.
Nessus also provides templates for scanning web applications and MDM applications.
Nessus also provides reports in different formats, which we can use in various tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For all the people who are doing penetration testing, Nessus is the best tool to get started with.


    Computer & Network Security

The best tool for your recon

  • June 05, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It scans not only remote flaws of the host but their missing patches and other versions also
What do you dislike about the product?
Its little bit heavy for sma end devices so developer should focus on wide variety and flexibility
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As i am seeking Pentester i used Nessus for finding vulnerabilities in host which is quick fast and reliable


    Mahendra D.

Nessus review

  • June 05, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
The simple and easily understandable user interface makes the task faster.
Email feature for all the alerts like task completion etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nessus should give details results for the issue when the scan failed on a VPN connection while scanning the internal network.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am using this to perform vulnerability assessment and configuration assessment.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I have recommended this to my colleague.


    Charis S.

An efficient and user-friendly vulnerability scanner

  • June 04, 2021
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
friendly user interface, quick and effective vulnerability scanning, trustworthy findings. Moreover Nessus provides a builtin reporting mechanism in order to quickly and effectively produce finding report
What do you dislike about the product?
Somehow complicated setup in a Linux environment. Moreover some of Nessus findings are often false-positive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automation of vulnerability scanning in Web application pen testing assignments. Moreover, it effectively speeds up the initial steps of the web application security testing procedure as it does a good job of mapping the web application and uncovering vulnerabilities or bugs of the web application
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend nessus scanner to anyone seeking to use an effective automated vulnerability scanner. It provides a beautiful user interface while its reporting format is quite satisfactory