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Who Started the Nessus Project?

Marcus Vance • • 5 min read
Who Started the Nessus Project?

The Nessus Project was started by Renaud Deraison in 1998 to provide to the Internet community with a free remote security scanner. On October 5, 2005, Tenable Network Security, the company Renaud Deraison co-founded, changed Nessus 3 to a proprietary (closed source

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) license.

Is Nessus owned by tenable?

Tenable Network Security, Inc. Tenable, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Columbia, Maryland. It is known as the creator of the vulnerability scanning software Nessus.

Why is Nessus so popular?

Nessus Professional is the most commonly-deployed vulnerability assessment solution across the industry. This solution helps you perform high-speed asset discovery, target profiling, configuration auditing, malware detection, sensitive data discovery and so much more.

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.