[BESAdmin-Announcements] IBM BigFix Compliance: Updated DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 6.1, published 2017-06-01

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

Product: 
IBM BigFix Compliance 
 

Title: 
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 6.1 to support a more recent version 
of benchmark


Security Benchmark: 
 AIX 6.1 STIG Version 1, Release 10
 

Published Sites: 
DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 61 RG03, site version 8
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Changelist:
·       GEN001100 Handle case where configuration file does not exist.
·       GEN004540 Redirect rpm command stderr to /dev/null when just 
checking exit status.
·       GEN003660 The configuration file is now exposed as the SYSLOG_CONF 
parameter.
·       GEN005450 The configuration file is now exposed as the CONFIG_FILE 
parameter.
·       GEN006600 The configuration file is now exposed as the CONFIG_FILE 
parameter.
·       GEN005507:  Added PARAM_VALUE as a changeable parameter in case a 
more secure hmac value is used.
·       GEN005512:  Added PARAM_VALUE as a changeable parameter in case a 
more secure hmac value is used.
·       GEN007700:  Removed.
·       Various changes to fixlet descriptions.  The fixlet descriptions 
are provided by DISA.


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:
·       If you are already subscribed to this site, no action is needed.
·       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
·       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


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