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Put simply, Nessus identifies potential vulnerabilities, whereas Metasploit exploits the vulnerability. Metasploit is basically a list of exploits you can use against a target, Nessus tells you which one you should pick a bit like asking a shop assistant what would work best to hack the said computer, the shop assistant (Nessus), will say: "Yes of course sir, I think you will want this." as he points to an item on the shelf (Metasploit).
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Difference between nessus and gfi languard?
GFI surpasses Nessus when targeting Windows hosts
What is the major difference between Zen Map and Nessus?
Nessus gives you risk levels to each IP address with a detailed report.
In which operating system metasploit works?
Metasploit works on Linux and Windows only. You can download it at www.metasploit.com
Why would a computer security specialist use software for the metasploit project?
A security specialist would use metasploit to determine that a change to their software was working correctly by developing a test that Metasploit could use repeatedly to test the solution.
What does the saying the shirt of Nessus mean?
In Greek mythology, Nessus was a centaur whom Heracles killed. Nessus gave Heracles' wife a tunic poisoned with Nessus' own blood, and Heracles put it on and died. The term "shirt of Nessus" refers to something that appears to be a victory but ends up destroying the apparent victor..
What are the differentces between Nmap and Nessus?
xtahu. ak tnye kamu , kamu tnye ak balik
Who killed Hercules?
The person that killed was Nessus, the centaur.:)
What is the meaning of the Greek the shirt of Nessus?
the cause of misfortunune
The Shirt of nessus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt_of_Nessus
Who was nessus?
Security scanner for Oracle and various flavors of Unix. Performs over 900 remote security checks, and suggests solutions for security problems.www.nessus.org/Nessus was a centaur who was killed by Hercules and in turn deceived Hercule's wife, Deianeira, into putting the blood of Nessus on his shirt which in turn killed Hercules eventually. Son of Ixion and Nephele.
Which ACAS component performs active vulnerability and compliance scanning?
Nessus
Where is the statue of Nessus and Deianira by Antonio Corradini?
Grosser Garden, Dresden (?)
