Use the installation wizard to complete the installation process or deploy agents via Command Line Interface (CLI). Nessus Agents support all major Linux distributions, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Once downloaded, you can quickly and easily install them on your system. Once you have the linking key, visit the Nessus Agents page to download the appropriate agent for your OS. From the Sensors screen, click Add Agent in the top right corner, which will display the Linking Key. In Tenable.io, you can access this key by selecting Settings in the main navigation drop-down menu and clicking the Sensors option. Step 1: Retrieve the linking keyīefore you install and deploy the agent, you will need to find the linking key to link agents to your vulnerability management platform to retrieve and analyze agent data. Please note: Tenable.io users will need administrator or scan manager role access and Tenable.sc users will need security manager role access to configure agent synchronization from Tenable.io. While Tenable supports agents in both Tenable.io and Tenable.sc, I’ll use Tenable.io to cover specific product examples.
Here are five simple steps to deploy agent-based scans in your environment. If you’re new to agents, it’s easy to get started. Here are five steps to get started using agents to protect your remote assets and reduce your organization’s cyber risk. You can also use agents to scan online assets without the need for ongoing host credentials while minimizing the network impact from large-scale concurrent scans. They allow you to assess assets that are frequently offline (and thus invisible to active scans) by using large scan windows for when assets eventually connect to the network. You can use these agents to collect vulnerability, compliance and system information and report that data back to your vulnerability management platform for analysis.Īdditionally, agents can increase your scan flexibility. Tenable customers have the option of installing lightweight, low-footprint agents locally on assets to supplement network-based scans. Looking to secure a sudden influx of remote workers? Here are five steps to get started using Nessus Agents.Īs organizations worldwide respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity professionals are grappling with the challenge of how to quickly secure remote workforce assets.
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