Nessus

Use Nessus to scan large internal networks

Start new basic scan on IP ranges

192.168.1.0/24
192.168.2.0/24

Basic network scan settings

Change these under advanced/custom settings

  • Scan IP addresses in a random order

  • Max simultaneous checks per host -> 30

  • Max simultaneous hosts per scan -> 60

These settings will significantly reduce scanning time.

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