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<p><font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance </b></font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>Title: Security Configuration Management (SCM) releases new site for CIS Windows 8 Checklist v1.0.0</b></font><br>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">IBM is pleased to announce the availability of a new security configuration management checklist for IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance. The new checklist is based on guidance provided by Center for Internet security (CIS).</font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Calibri"><b><u>New Site:</u></b></font>
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<font size="3" face="Symbol">· </font><font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>CIS Checklist for Windows 8 </b></font><font size="3" face="Calibri">site version </font><font size="3" face="Calibri"><b>1</b></font><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></ul>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">*Site versions provided for air-gap customers.</font><br>
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<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><b><u>ACTIONS TO TAKE</u></b></font><br>
<font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">All customers that are currently licensed for the IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance product, the BigFix SCMv3 solution module, the BigFix SCVM solution pack, or the BigFix SLM+SCVM solution bundle are entitled to the new content. </font>
<ul style="padding-left: 18pt"><font size="3" face="Symbol">· </font><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">If you are using BES 8.0 or IBM Endpoint Manager 8.1 and you are entitled to the new content, you can use the License Overview dashboard to enable and gather the sites. </font><br>
<font size="3" face="Symbol">· </font><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri">If you are running BES 7.x and you are currently licensed for IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance, BigFix SCVM, BigFix SLM+SCVM, or BigFix SCM v3, contact </font><a href="mailto:ibmtemlicensing@lotus.com"><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"><u>ibmtemlicensing@lotus.com</u></font></a><font size="3" color="#2F2F2F" face="Calibri"> for access to the new mastheads.</font></ul>
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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"><b><i> -- The IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance team</i></b></font><br>
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