[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 with bugfixes, published 2026-07-14

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

Product:
BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 with bug fixes

Security Benchmark:
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Benchmark, V2.0.0

*Published Sites:*
CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 DC, site version 7

CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 MS, site version 9
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)


*Details: CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 DC*

●      Total Updated Fixlets:3

●      Total Fixlets in Site: 421



*       Modified Relevance and Measured value for below checks*



●      cis-2.3.1.4 - Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account'

●      cis-2.3.1.3 - Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'

●      cis-1.2.1 - Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more
minute(s)'



*Details: CIS Checklist for Windows 2025 MS*

●      Total Updated Fixlets:3

●      Total Fixlets in Site: 426



*      Modified Relevance and Measured value for below checks*



●      cis-2.3.1.4 - Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account'

●      cis-2.3.1.3 - Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'

●      cis-1.2.1 - Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more
minute(s)'





●      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 BigFix version 11.0.3
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 Using the
Synchronize Custom Checks wizard
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html>

More information:

To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the
following resources:

●      BigFix Forum:
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

●      BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:
https://forum.bigfix.com/t/cis-compliance-checklist/54621

We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective.
Thank you!

*– The BigFix Compliance team.*
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