IBM BigFix Compliance: Updated DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 8, published 2017-10-16

Product:
IBM BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 8 to support a more recent version of benchmark

Security Benchmark:
Windows 8/8.1 STIG, V1, R18

Published Sites:
DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 8, site version 6
(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 Blog:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/a1a33778-88b7-452a-9133-c955812f8910?lang=en

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