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Before a scan is configured, SecurityCenter must push the latest set of plugins to the Nessus scanner. An “Updating
Plugins” message is displayed in the Status column of the GUI. To facilitate this, click “Update Status” at the top of the
“Plugins” screen to initiate a manual update of plugins.
Nessus plugins are listed as type “Active”, while Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) plugins are listed as
“Passive”. After the Nessus Activation Code is entered, the Nessus plugin update process occurs automatically
on the next scheduled interval.
Create a Scan Policy
Scan policies created by the admin user are available to every Organization configured on SecurityCenter.
Those created by an Organizational user, such as the Organization Head, are only available to members of
that Organization.
A Scan Policy contains the desired settings used by the Nessus scanner during its scan routine. For the initial test scan,
default settings will be used primarily in the test policy. Later scans can be customized further to refine and improve scan
results. To create a scan policy, click the “Support” tab and then “Scan Policies”. A page similar to the screen capture
below is displayed:
Basic Scan Policy Settings
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