Download Nessus 8.9.0

Nessus is a security scanner that can scan a network for known exploits and open services. Results can then be displayed in various reports to be displayed. The software can also integrated with other packages, such as CyberArk for credential management and MDM software from Microsoft, Apple, MobileIron and AirWatch. Nessus comes in three different flavors: the free-to-use Home edition, and the paid Professional and Manager editions. Tenable has released Nessus 8.9.0 with the following changes:

New Features

• Streamlined Sensor Deployment – Capability to include environmental configuration variables as part of a sensor installation. For more information, see Mass Deployment Support in the Nessus User Guide.

Changed Functionality and Performance Enhancements

• Open SSL v1.1.1 Update – Nessus scanners will leverage OpenSSL v1.1.1 as part of this release. This causes impact to the ciphers and SSL versions supported. For more information, see the knowledge base article.
• Capability for Nessus to support plugin databases greater than 4 GB. This causes an automatic full recompilation of the plugins upon first startup after upgrade, which may take several minutes.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where a user was unable to login to Nessus using a certificate
• Fixed issue where remediation tab was not being displayed
• Fixed issue where a basic user could not view results in Nessus Manager
• Fixed issue where a scan with a policy with mixed plugin families would not run
• Fixed issue related to upgrading on Windows platforms from earlier versions of Nessus
• Fixed issue with cloud scans aborting