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would a nessus scan include details of which devices/IP were scanned? We need to provide assurances that all servers joined to our domain are scanned at least every 14 days, and the only evidence we would have is the actual report. I am unsure having not used the product how the initial scan/scope is configured, but it would be interesting if you have to manually enter a list of IP's/server names, or if it integrated with AD etc, any feedback on what evidence could be used from within nesses for validating what scans they have run would be most useful. Would the scan results also include a time/date when it was run, and can the results be exported/provided by the admin and viewed on a machine without nessus installed?
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would a nessus scan include details of which devices/IP were scanned? We need to provide assurances that all servers joined to our domain are scanned at least every 14 days, and the only evidence we would have is the actual report. I am unsure having not used the product how the initial scan/scope is configured, but it would be interesting if you have to manually enter a list of IP's/server names, or if it integrated with AD etc, any feedback on what evidence could be used from within nesses for validating what scans they have run would be most useful. Would the scan results also include a time/date when it was run, and can the results be exported/provided by the admin and viewed on a machine without nessus installed?

nessus scan evidence (what was scanned and when)

A vulnerability is a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's information assurance. Vulnerability is the intersection of three elements: a system susceptibility or flaw, attacker access to the flaw, and attacker capability to exploit the flaw. To exploit a vulnerability, an attacker must have at least one applicable tool or technique that can connect to a system weakness, known as the attack surface. Vulnerability management is the cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, remediating, and mitigating vulnerabilities. Other vulnerabilities include security risks, security defects and constructs in programming languages that are difficult to use properly.

Vulnerabilities

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OS Security

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.