[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix changes Windows Fixlet titles' syntax and descriptions

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix is changing the syntax of Windows Fixlet titles and the Fixlet
descriptions. This is in line with Microsoft's changes in how it documents
security updates. After January 2017, Microsoft will use the Security
Updates Guide in lieu of the Microsoft Security Bulletins as the source of
released security updates.

Microsoft is retiring the use of bulletin webpages and bulletin numbers and
will now use vulnerability ID  numbers and KB Article ID  numbers.
According to Microsoft, bulletin ID numbers and bulletin webpages for
security updates released on or before  January 10, 2017 will be maintained
(see http://bit.ly/2iKJpiN).

Effective February 2017, Windows Fixlets will no longer have the bulletin
titles and numbers. Instead, the Windows Fixlets will be  prefixed with
references to the year and month, along with the operating system, KB
number, CPU architecture, and  if applicable, indicate if it's
security-only or a monthly rollup. Multiple update releases within a month
can be differentiated by KB numbers.

Before: MS16-101, MS16-118, MS16-120, MS16-123, MS16-124: Security Only
Quality Update - Security Only -  Windows Server 2012 - KB3192393 (x64)
After: MS16-NOV: Security Update for Windows - Security Only -  Windows
Server 2012 - KB3192393 (x64)

The Fixlet descriptions will reference Microsoft's KB summary.

No user action is required.


References:
For Microsoft's blog about the change to Security Updates Guide, see
http://bit.ly/2fQRHXf.
For Microsoft's FAQ page about the Security Updates Guide dashboard and
API, see http://bit.ly/2iKJpiN.


Application Engineering Team
IBM BigFIx
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