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<p><font size="4" color="#4F4F4F" face="Calibri"><b>IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance </b></font><br>
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<font size="4" color="#4F4F4F" face="Calibri"><b>Security Configuration Management (SCM)</b></font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">IBM Endpoint Manager (IEM) for Configuration Management is pleased to announce the support for SCAP 1.2 data stream and </font><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">has updated the content in the following site. </font><br>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><b>Published site details:</b></font><br>
<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"> </font><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><b>SCM Reporting</b></font><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"> = v78</font><br>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><b><u>Changelist:</u></b></font>
<ul style="padding-left: 18pt"><font size="2" face="Arial">The Security and Management team provides the following command line tools to help you ensure that systems are compliant with security parameters and policies:</font>
<ul style="padding-left: 18pt"><font size="2" face="Symbol">· </font><font size="2" face="Arial">SCAP 1.2 Import tool (scap2.exe) <br>
For processing SCAP-expressed data stream into Fixlet messages that represent the SCAP policy rules.</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Symbol">· </font><font size="2" face="Arial">SCAP 1.2 Report tool (scap_results.exe) <br>
For generating an Asset Reporting Format (ARF) output report. </font></ul>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">These tools, certified by NIST as SCAP 1.2 compliant, meet Federal requirements to support the automated content generation of commonly accepted security configurations, the scanning and assessment of endpoint systems, and reporting of compliance results. These tools support checklists that are designed for the Windows platform only.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b><u>Actions to Take:</u></b></font>
<ul style="padding-left: 18pt"><font size="2" face="Arial">If you are planning on using SCAP 1.2 content, follow the instructions described in the SCAP 1.2 wiki page: </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/SCAP%201.2"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/SCAP%201.2</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">.</font></ul>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><b>*Site versions provided for air-gap customers.</b></font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective. Thank you!</b></font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><i> -- The IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance</i></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><br>
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