Linked Tenable Nessus Scanners

To run network-based vulnerability scans of your internal networks, link one or more Tenable Nessus scanners to Tenable Vulnerability Management.

Before you Begin

Review the following Tenable Nessus documentation:

• Environments
• Install Tenable Nessus
• Deploy or Install Tenable Core + Nessus

Link a Tenable Nessus Scanner to Tenable Vulnerability Management

For a demonstration on linking a Tenable Nessus sensor, see the following video:

To link your Tenable Nessus scanner to Tenable Vulnerability Management, follow the steps outlined in the Tenable Vulnerability Management User Guide.

Configure Scans with the Tenable Nessus Scanner

Now that you've linked your Tenable Nessus scanner, you can select it as the scanner to use when configuring a scan. This allows Tenable Vulnerability Management to scan assets using the scanner(s) you linked. View your scans to see the scanner's status, manage the scanner and its scans, and view more information about the scanner. To increase efficiency and reduce scan times, you can also group multiple scanners and use them together in a scan.

View the Data in Tenable Vulnerability Management

Once your scan completes, you can view the scan details to see a summary of the results.

Additionally, you can utilize the Tenable Vulnerability Management interface to analyze scan data and make more informed business decisions based on your vulnerability findings and risk profile. For more information, see the following topics in the Tenable Vulnerability Management User Guide:

• Explore

• Findings

• Assets