Software:Nessus
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Short description: Computer security software
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| Developer(s) | Tenable, Inc. |
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| Stable release | 8.15.8
/ January 18, 2023[1] |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Vulnerability scanner |
| License | Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier) |
| Website | https://www.tenable.com |
Nessus is a proprietary vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable, Inc.
History
In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner.[2] On October 5 2005, with the release of Nessus 3, the project changed from the GNU Public License to a proprietary license.[3]
The Nessus 2 engine and some of the plugins are still using the GNU Public License, leading to forks based on Nessus like OpenVAS[2][4] and Greenbone Sustainable Resilience.[5]
See also
- Metasploit Project
- OpenVAS
- Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN)
- SAINT
- Snort
- Wireshark
References
- ↑ "Nessus 2023 Release Notes". Tenable Network Security. https://docs.tenable.com/releasenotes/Content/nessus/nessus2023.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carey, Mark; Russ Rogers; Paul Criscuolo; Mike Petruzzi. Nessus Network Auditing. O'reilly. ISBN 978-1-59749-208-9.
- ↑ Olenick, Doug (2019-03-09). "SC 30th Anniversary Awards". SC Media. https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/celebrating-30-years-in-cybersecuity/.
- ↑ "OpenVAS". http://www.openvas.org/. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Greenbone". https://www.greenbone.net/impressum/. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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