IBM BigFix Compliance: DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 7.1 now also applicable to AIX 7.2 endpoints

Product:

IBM BigFix Compliance

Title:

DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 7.1 is also applicable to AIX 7.2 endpoints

Security Benchmark:

UNIX STIG Benchmark, V5, R1.25

(Please note DISA has not published a STIG benchmark for AIX 7.x platforms. The
checklist was created based on a generic STIG benchmark for UNIX platforms and
tailored to the AIX platform)

Published Site:

DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 7.1, site version 8

(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Details:

  • IBM is glad to announce that DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 7.1
    has been upgraded to run on AIX 7.2 endpoints as well, so you can use this same
    checklist to secure both AIX 7.1 and AIX 7.2 endpoints.

Actions to take:

  • If you are already subscribed to this site and
    would like to have the AIX 7.2 endpoint also checked for compliance, please
    subscribe the AIX 7.2 endpoints to the DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 7.1 site.

  • To subscribe to the above site, you can use the
    License Overview Dashboard to enable and gather the site. Note that you must be
    entitled to the BigFix Compliance product and you must be using IBM BigFix
    version 9.2 and later

More information:

To know more about the IBM BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please
see the following resources:

· IBM Developer Works: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/SCM%20Checklists

· Checklist Release Announcements:

o IBM BigFix Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/a1a33778-88b7-452a-9133-c955812f8910?lang=en

o IBM BigFix Forum: https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective.

Thank you!

– The IBM BigFix Compliance team