Tenable Nessus Agent Scans

Some system types may benefit from assessments via locally installed Tenable Nessus Agents that link back to Tenable Vulnerability Management.

Before you Begin

Review the following Tenable Nessus Agent documentation:

• Environments
• Install Tenable Nessus Agent

Link a Tenable Nessus Agent to Tenable Vulnerability Management

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

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

Configure Scans with the Tenable Nessus Agent

Now that you've linked your Tenable Nessus Agent, you can scan that agent group by configuring either a Scan Window or Triggered Scan. This allows Tenable Vulnerability Management to scan assets using Tenable Nessus Agent. View your scans to see the scan status, manage the scans, and view more scan information. To increase efficiency and reduce scan times, you can also group multiple agents 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