[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 11, published 2026-10-05

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

*Product:*
BigFix Compliance

*Title:*
Updated *CIS Checklist for Windows 11* to support a more recent version of
the benchmark.

*Security Benchmark:*
CIS Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise Benchmark, V5.1.0

*Published Sites:*
CIS Checklist for Windows 11, site version 20.
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)


*Details:*

●       Total New Fixlets: 0

●       Total Updated Fixlets:8

●       Total Deleted Fixlets: 0

●       Total Fixlets in Site: 537



●       *UPDATED*

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security' is set to 'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Credential Guard
Configuration' is set to 'Enabled with UEFI lock'

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Kernel-mode
Hardware-enforced Stack Protection' is set to 'Enabled: Enabled in
enforcement mode'

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Require UEFI Memory
Attributes Table' is set to 'True (checked)'

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Secure Launch
Configuration' is set to 'Enabled'

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Select Platform
Security Level' is set to 'Secure Boot' or higher

o       Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Virtualization Based
Protection of Code Integrity' is set to 'Enabled with UEFI lock'

o       Ensure 'Configures LSASS to run as a protected process' is set to
'Enabled: Enabled with UEFI Lock'



●       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 10 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

https://help.hcltechsw.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
<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.bigfix.com%2Fc%2Frelease-announcements%2Fcompliance&data=05%7C01%7CBigFix-Scrum-Earth%40hcl.com%7C850b19aead5a47f24eb308da841ed642%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637967565224681222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UYYRYb3SofshREYync5mCc2d5MUGb53t7OjOCBg%2BoJg%3D&reserved=0>

●       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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