Updates

Updating Tenable Nessus plugins and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Engine Ruleset to the latest versions ensures that OT Security monitors your assets for the all the latest known vulnerabilities. You can perform updates through the cloud, both automatically and manually, and offline as well.

Note: For information about updating Tenable Core, see Manage Updates in the Tenable Core + OT Security User Guide.

Note: You can also perform updates via Vulnerabilities > Update plugins.
Note: If the user license ages out, the option to download new updates are blocked, and plugins cannot be updated.

Tenable Nessus Plugin Set Updates

To enable automatic updates of plugins:

  1. Go to Local Settings >System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates window appears. The Nessus Plugin Set Cloud Updates section shows the number of your Plugin Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click the Nessus Plugin Set Cloud Updates toggle to enable automatic updates.

  1. Go to Local Settings > System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates window appears. The Nessus Plugin Set Cloud Updates section shows the number of your Plugin Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click Edit Frequency.

    The Edit Frequency side panel appears.

  3. In the Repeats Every section, set the time interval at which you want to update the plugins by typing a number and selecting a unit of time (Days or Weeks) from the drop-down box.

    If you select Weeks, select which days of the week you want to perform a weekly update on the plugins.

  4. In the At section, set the time of day at which you want to update the Plugins (in HH:MM:SS) by clicking on the clock icon and selecting the time, or by typing the time manually.

  5. Click Save.

    A message appears confirming that the frequency update is successful.

To update plugins manually:

  1. Go to Local Settings> System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates page appears The Nessus Plugin Set Cloud Updates section shows the number of your Plugin Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click Update Now.

    A message appears to confirm that the update is in progress. When the update is complete, the Plugin Set displays the number of the current Plugin Set.

    Tip: While the Plugin Set update is in progress, keep the browser window open and do not refresh the page.

If you do not have an internet connection on your OT Security device, you can manually update the Plugins by downloading the latest Plugin set from the Tenable Community Portal and uploading the file.

To update plugins offline:

  1. Go to Local Settings > System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates page appears. The Nessus Plugin Set Cloud Updates section shows the number of your Plugin Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click Update From File.

    The Update From File window appears.

  3. If you have not yet done so, click the link to download the latest Plugin file, then return to the Update From File window.

    Note: Downloading the latest Plugin file from the link is only possible through an internet connection, such as with an internet-connected PC.

  4. Click Browse and navigate to the Plugin set file you downloaded from the OT Security Customer portal.

  5. Click Update.

IDS Engine Ruleset Updates

To enable automatic updates of the IDS Engine Ruleset:

  1. Go to Local Settings > System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates page appears. The IDS Engine Ruleset Cloud Updates shows the number of your Rule Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click the IDS Engine Ruleset Cloud Updates toggle to enable automatic updates.

  1. Go to Local Settings >System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates page appears. The IDS Engine Ruleset Cloud Updates shows the number of your Rule Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click Edit Frequency.

    The Edit Frequency side panel appears.

  3. In the Repeats Every section, set the time interval at which you want to update the Ruleset, by typing a number and selecting a unit of time (Days or Weeks) from the drop-down box.

    If you select Weeks, select which days of the week you want to perform a weekly update on the Ruleset.

  4. In the At section, set the time of day at which you want to update the IDS Engine Ruleset (in HH:MM:SS) by clicking the clock icon and selecting the time, or by entering the time manually.

  5. Click Save.

    A message appears to confirm the frequency update is successful.

To update the IDS Engine Ruleset manually:

  1. Go to Local Settings > System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates page appears. with IDS Engine Ruleset Cloud Updates, showing the number of your Rule Set, the date of the last update and the update schedule.

  2. Click Update Now.

    A message appears confirming that the update is in progress. When the update is complete, the Ruleset box displays the number of the current IDS Engine Ruleset.

If you do not have an internet connection on your OT Security device, you can manually update your IDS Engine Ruleset by downloading the latest Ruleset from the Tenable Customer Portal and uploading the file.

To update the IDS Engine Ruleset offline:

  1. Go to Local Settings > System Configuration > Updates.

    The Updates window appears. The IDS Engine Ruleset Cloud Updates shows the number of your Rule Set, the date of the last update, and the update schedule.

  2. Click Update From File.

    The Update From File window appears.

  3. If you have not yet done so, click the link to download the latest IDS Engine ruleset file.

    Note: Downloading the latest IDS Engine ruleset file from the link is only possible through an internet connection, such as with an internet-connected PC.

  4. Click Browse and navigate to the IDS Engine ruleset file you downloaded from the OT Security Customer portal.

  5. Click Update.