Vulnerability vs. Pen test

[jlay () slave-tothe-box net]

So part of PCI DSS requirements are for a quarterly vulnerability
assessment, and a yearly pentest.  My question is:  is Nessus considered
just a vulnerability scanning app?  Thanks.

James


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