IBM BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 2012 R2 published 2018-12-26

Product:
IBM BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 2012 R2 to support a more recent version of benchmark

Security Benchmark:
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark, V2.3.0

Published Sites:
CIS Checklist for Windows 2012 R2 DC, site version 9
CIS Checklist for Windows 2012 R2 MS, site version 8
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Details:
• Both analysis and remediation checks are included

• Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization and remediation actions require the creation of a custom site.

Actions to take:
• 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.

• If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use the latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard. For more information, see https://ibm.biz/Bd4LBt.

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

• 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