In this chapter, we will be going through various recipes on the significance of Nessus for performing various audits, such as a credentialed scan, and performing policy compliance audits, such as an operating system audit, a database audit, and an application audit. This is a crucial part of a white box assessment for network security, as this allows an internal administrator or auditor to understand the security posture of the systems in the organization.
Introducing compliance scans
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