[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Asset Discovery Content has been updated

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The HCL Development team is pleased to announce updates to the BigFix Asset
Discovery.



This release provides the following capabilities:

·       BES Asset Discovery now supports Nmap Scan Point Version 7.95
running where BigFix Agent is supported:

o   all Windows ( x86-64 ), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 and higher (
x86-64 ), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and higher ( x86-64 ), Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 9 and higher ( x86-64 ), CentOS 7,8 ( x86-64 ), Amazon
Linux 2 ( x86-64 ), Amazon Linux 2023 ( x86-64 )

                 BES Asset Discovery continues to support older platforms
with an older version of Nmap Scan Point.

·       Defect Articles Addressed:

o   KB0113536 - Unable to import unmanaged assets

o   KB0115873 - NMAP Unmanaged asset scanner not working on RHEL 9



*Reason for Update:*

·       Nmap 7.95 includes new OSs and service fingerprints, a
much-improved Npcap library and service detection improvements to make the
scan faster and more accurate. Additionally, the Nmap security scanner and
Npcap packet capture library are used within BigFix under license from
Insecure.Com LLC (The Nmap Project).



*Actions to Take:*

·       Users of the BigFix Asset Discovery will need to update the Nmap
Scan Points to version 7.95, using the following Fixlets from the BES Asset
Discovery site:

o   Fixlet 261 Upgrade Nmap Scan Point

o   Fixlet 264 Upgrade Nmap Scan Point - Red Hat Enterprise Linux | CentOS



·       Users of the BigFix Asset Discovery will need to upgrade the Asset
Discovery Import Service, using the following Fixlets from the BES Asset
Discovery site:

o   Fixlet 15 Upgrade Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service

o   Fixlet 251 Upgrade Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service - Red Hat
Enterprise Linux



There is no Platform version as a prerequisite.



Published Site Version: BES Asset Discovery, site version 111



*Additional Links:*

Asset Discovery User’s Guide (v11)

Asset Discovery User’s Guide (v10)
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Asset_Discovery/c_setting_up_your_environment.html>
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