<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Hello BigFix, Community,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">We are pleased to announce the release of a new
compliance checklist within <b>BigFix Compliance</b>, designed to support the <b>NIS2
Directive (EU) 2022/2555</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">As organizations across the European Union, and
those doing business with them, prepare for the heightened cybersecurity
requirements of NIS2, we are expanding our library to help you automate and
audit technical controls effectively.</span></p>
<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt;line-height:normal;break-after:auto;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_e66eo2b3wodw"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">What is the NIS2 Compliance Checklist?</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">The
NIS2 Compliance Checklist is a specialized content pack designed to assess
compliance against the technical requirements of <b>Directive (EU) 2022/2555</b>
for MacOS.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This
release consolidates relevant security checks from widely recognized benchmarks
such as CIS and DISA, aligning them directly with the risk management measures
outlined in Article 21(2). It enables organizations to enforce standardized
security configurations while auditing their environments against established
European cybersecurity requirements.<span lang="EN"></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;break-after:auto;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_4umtorkoad6b"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">Technical
Snapshot</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Here is a quick overview of the coverage provided
in this release:</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Total Fixlets:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> 204</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Fixlets with Remediation:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> 69</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Parameterized Fixlets:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> 20</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Benchmark
Sources:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> CIS, DISA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Applies To:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> MacOS 14,15,26</span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;break-after:auto;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_qynjlxai8o5"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">Scope
of Coverage</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">The NIS2 Directive is broad,
covering organizational and technical measures. This checklist focuses
specifically on the <b>technical controls</b> that can be monitored and
enforced via BigFix.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">We currently support controls across <b>5 key
categories</b>, mapping directly to the following articles:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Incident Handling </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Check Count: 10)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Article 21(2), point (b))</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> – Monitoring configurations that
facilitate accurate logging and incident detection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Security in Network and Information Systems
Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Check Count: 113)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Article 21(2), point (e))</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> – Ensuring secure configurations
and vulnerability management during system lifecycles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Cryptography </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Check Count: 6)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Article 21(2), point (h))</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> – Verifying encryption settings
and cryptographic protocols.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Access Control </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Check Count: 73)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Article 21(2), points (i) and
(j))</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"> – Auditing
user rights, authentication policies, and privilege management.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Business Continuity and Crisis Management </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Check Count: 1)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 30pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">○<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">(Article 21(2), point (c)) –
Verifying backup configurations, system restore settings, and recovery
mechanisms to support operational continuity.</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;break-after:auto;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)">How to Get Started</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The NIS2 Checklist for MacOS is available now. To get
started, please subscribe to the content from the NIS2 Checklist for MacOS
external site and deploy it to your desired endpoints.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">To get started:</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Enable and gather
the NIS2 Checklist for MacOS external site from the License Overview
Dashboard.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Create a custom site using Create Custom
Checks wizard.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Change the default parameters if required.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">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 </span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html"><span style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration-line:none">Using the
Synchronize Custom Checks wizard</span></a></span><span lang="EN"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Subscribe all the relevant MacOS (14/15/26)
endpoints.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Environment Setup Task needs to be
executed.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Run SCA
import to get the compliance status reports.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt">More
information:</span></b><span lang="EN"><br>
To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the
following resources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">● BigFix Forum:<br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance"><span style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration-line:none">https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,136,204)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">● BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:<br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists"><span style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration-line:none">https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,136,204)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">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</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">.</span><span lang="EN"><br>
<i>– The BigFix Compliance team</i></span><span lang="EN"></span></p></div>