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Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

6/9/2026

"Self-Contained Nessus Scanning with Full Control in Offline Environments"

4/5

What do you like best about Tenable Nessus?

The fact that it's all self-contained and usable on a network which doesn't have useful outside connectivity makes Nessus very useful in some environments we have in our estate. Being able to be in complete control of every aspect of how it runs is great. Also being able to size the underlying host and its network architecture to be able to scan what needs to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Tenable Nessus?

The only problem with Nessus is that it can sometimes flag up false positives because of a lack of integration with software vendors to create a joined-up approach and understanding of backports. Simply flagging on version numbers for software isn't enough in this day and age. Extending functionality to know what CVEs have been covered without changing version numbers would be a killer feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Tenable Nessus solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nessus scans those networks and devices that we just can't reach even with the on-site scanners we've deployed for TVM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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