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Screencast: How to launch an OpenVAS scan


Peter Giannoulis, Contributor
10.27.2009
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Network security practitioners can never have too many network vulnerability assessment tools at the ready, especially if they're free.

This month, Peter Giannoulis of TheAcademyHome.com and TheAcademyPro.com takes a deep dive into the OpenVAS Linux/Unix-based assessment and penetration testing tool, demonstrating the in...



itial configuration to get the Nessus-forked GUI up and running, creating an SSL certificate and user, and finally showing how to launch a scan.

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