Transcription of Auditing System Configurations and Content - Tenable, Inc.
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Nessus Compliance Checks Auditing System Configurations and Content January 25, 2017 Copyright 2016. Tenable Network Security, Inc. All rights reserved. Tenable Network Security and Nessus are registered trademarks of Tenable Network Security, Inc. 2 Table of Contents Introduction .. 5 Prerequisites .. 5 Nessus and SecurityCenter Customers .. 5 Standards and Conventions .. 5 Compliance Standards .. 6 Configuration Audits, Data Leakage, and Compliance .. 6 What is an audit? .. 6 Audit vs. Vulnerability Scan .. 7 Example Audit Items .. 7 Windows .. 7 Unix .. 8 Cisco .. 8 Huawei .. 8 Palo Alto Firewall .. 9 IBM iSeries .. 9 NetApp Data ONTAP .. 9 Salesforce .. 10 Databases .. 10 Audit Reports .. 11 Credentialed Scanning and Privileged Account Use.
Nessus can be used to log into Unix and Windows servers, Cisco devices, SCADA systems, IBM iSeries servers, and databases to determine if they have been configured in accordance to the local site security policy. Nessus can also search the entire hard drive of Windows and Unix systems, for unauthorized content.
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