[BESAdmin-Announcements] NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Compliance Checklist for Windows Servers

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

Hello BigFix Community,

We are pleased to announce the release of a new compliance checklist
within *BigFix
Compliance*, designed to support the *NIST Special Publication 800-53
Revision 5* framework.

As organizations, particularly in the US federal space, defense
contracting, and regulated industries, work to align with NIST SP 800-53
Rev 5, we are expanding our compliance library to help you automate and
audit technical security controls effectively across your Windows Server
environment.

*What is the NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Compliance Checklist?*

The NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Compliance Checklist is a new Checklist designed to
assess and enforce compliance against the security and privacy controls
defined in *NIST 800-53 Revision 5* for Windows Servers.

This checklist maps technical controls directly to NIST 800-53 Rev 5
control families, allowing you to monitor, enforce, and report on your
Windows Server security posture against one of the most comprehensive
federal security frameworks available.

*Technical Snapshot*

Here is a quick overview of the coverage provided in this release:

●       *Total Fixlets:* 508

●       *Fixlets with Remediation:* 488

●       *Parameterized Fixlets:* 378

●       *Framework:* NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

●       *Applies To:* Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

*Scope of Coverage*

This checklist focuses on the *technical controls* that can be monitored
and enforced via BigFix, mapped to NIST 800-53 Rev 5 control families. We
currently support controls across *13 control families*:

●       *Access Control (AC) (Check Count: 99)*

○       Account Management, Least Privilege, Access Enforcement, Access
Control for Mobile Devices, System Use Notification, Remote Access

●       *Audit and Accountability (AU) (Check Count: 63)*

○       Protection of Audit Information, Event Logging, Audit Log Storage
Capacity, Audit Record Generation, Time Stamps

●       *Configuration Management (CM) (Check Count: 119)*

○       Policy and Procedures, Configuration Settings, Software Usage
Restrictions, User-Installed Software

●       *Contingency Planning (CP) (Check Count: 4)*

○       System Backup

●       *Identification and Authentication (IA) (Check Count: 22)*

○       Authenticator Management

●       *Incident Response (IR) (Check Count: 3)*

○       Incident Handling, Incident Reporting

●       *Media Protection (MP) (Check Count: 5)*

○       Media Use

●       *Planning (PL) (Check Count: 3)*

○       Rules of Behavior, Security and Privacy Architectures

●       *Risk Assessment (RA) (Check Count: 6)*

○       Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

●       *System and Services Acquisition (SA) (Check Count: 27)*

○       Developer Security Testing and Evaluation, Security Engineering
Principles, Acquisition Process

●       *System and Communications Protection (SC) (Check Count: 104)*

○       Boundary Protection, Session Authenticity, Information in Shared
System Resources, Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity, Least
Functionality

●       *System and Information Integrity (SI) (Check Count: 42)*

○       Malicious Code Protection, System Monitoring, Memory Protection,
Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

●       *Supply Chain Risk Management (SR) (Check Count: 5)*

○       Component Authenticity, Supply Chain Controls and Plans

*How to Get Started*

The NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Checklist for Windows Server is available now. To get
started, subscribe to the content from the NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Checklist for
Windows Server external site and deploy it to your desired endpoints.

   1. Enable and gather the NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Checklist for Windows Server
   external site from the License Overview Dashboard.
   2. Create a custom site using the Create Custom Checks wizard.
   3. Change the default parameters if required.
   4. If you use custom sites, update them accordingly to use the latest
   content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize Custom
   Checks wizard. For more information, see
   <https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html>Using
   the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard
   <https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html>
   .
   5. Subscribe all the relevant Windows Server (2016/2019/2022/2025)
   endpoints.
   6. Run SCA import to get the compliance status reports.

*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>
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

●       BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:
<https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/scm-checklists/86>
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/scm-checklists/86

We are committed to helping you stay compliant with the latest regulatory
frameworks. If you have questions regarding specific checks or need
assistance with implementation, please feel free to reply to this thread.

*– The BigFix Compliance Team*
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