<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-post__row gmail-row" style="display:flex;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><div class="gmail-post__body gmail-topic-body gmail-clearfix" style="width:714px;float:left;min-width:0px;border-top:1px solid rgb(233,233,233);padding:12px 0px 0px"><div class="gmail-post__regular gmail-regular gmail-post__contents gmail-contents" style=""><div class="gmail-cooked" style="line-height:1.5;overflow:hidden;padding:16px 12px 4px"><h1 style="font-feature-settings:normal;font-size:24.2512px;margin:0px 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-weight:bolder">Release Summary</span></h1><h2 style="font-feature-settings:normal;margin:2rem 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2;font-size:21.112px"><a name="p-178770-features-and-enhancements-of-the-new-ivr-v-43-2" class="gmail-anchor" href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-insights-for-vulnerability-remediation-4-3-is-available-now/54428#p-178770-features-and-enhancements-of-the-new-ivr-v-43-2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;opacity:0"></a><span style="font-weight:bolder">Features and Enhancements of the new IVR v. 4.3</span></h2><ul style="margin:1em 0px 1em 1.25em;padding:0px;clear:both"><li>Native Qualys Integration on IVR v. 4 Architecture</li><li>NiFi-Powered Data Orchestration</li><li>Superseded Vulnerability Filtering</li><li>Qualys File-Based Import Support</li><li>Bug Fixing</li></ul><h3 style="font-feature-settings:normal;margin:2rem 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2;font-size:18.3792px"><a name="p-178770-summary-3" class="gmail-anchor" href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-insights-for-vulnerability-remediation-4-3-is-available-now/54428#p-178770-summary-3" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;opacity:0"></a><span style="font-weight:bolder">Summary</span></h3><p>We are happy to announce the release of <span style="font-weight:bolder">BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) 4.3.0</span>. This release brings full Qualys support to the IVR v. 4 architecture, offering significant performance gains and granular control over data ingestion.</p><ul style="margin:1em 0px 1em 1.25em;padding:0px;clear:both"><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">High-Performance Architecture with Apache NiFi:</span><br>The Qualys integration now leverages <span style="font-weight:bolder">Apache NiFi</span> to optimize the data ingestion pipeline. This ensures faster, more reliable processing of vulnerability data, significantly improving performance when importing large datasets and reducing the overall synchronization window.</li><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Configurable Superseded Vulnerabilities:</span><br>IVR v. 4.3 provides customers with greater control over their data footprint. A new setting within the IVR console allows users to toggle whether <span style="font-weight:bolder">superseded Qualys vulnerabilities</span> should be imported. This allows teams to focus exclusively on active, actionable risks or maintain a historical record based on their specific compliance needs.</li><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Unified IVR v. 4 Benefits:</span><br>Qualys users can now take full advantage of the modern IVR framework, including:<ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both"><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Pre-correlated Content:</span> Leverage pre-mapped vulnerability-to-fixlet data for faster remediation.</li><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Device and Vulnerability Views:</span> Switch between asset-centric and vulnerability-centric dashboards in the WebUI for better visibility.</li><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Streamlined Remediation:</span> Initiate patching directly from the Device Details or Vulnerability pages.</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-weight:bolder">Flexible File Import Options:</span><br>In addition to the native connector, IVR v. 4.3 supports the <span style="font-weight:bolder">import of vulnerabilities via files exported from Qualys</span>. This provides a critical fallback and flexibility for air-gapped environments or specific reporting workflows, all while maintaining the correlation accuracy of the v. 4 engine.</li></ul><p>The goal of IVR remains the same: to help align Security and Operations teams with intelligent patching prioritization and automated remediation, reduce the time between vulnerability discovery and remediation, and greatly reduce risk by reducing the vulnerable attack surface.</p><h2 style="font-feature-settings:normal;margin:2rem 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2;font-size:21.112px"><a name="p-178770-important-notice-for-ivr-v-2-users-4" class="gmail-anchor" href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-insights-for-vulnerability-remediation-4-3-is-available-now/54428#p-178770-important-notice-for-ivr-v-2-users-4" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;opacity:0"></a><span style="font-weight:bolder">Important Notice for IVR v. 2 Users:</span></h2><p>Customers currently using IVR v. 2 with the Qualys connector should <span style="font-weight:bolder">plan their migration to IVR 4.3 immediately</span>. IVR v. 2 utilizes legacy Qualys APIs that will reach end-of-support starting in <span style="font-weight:bolder">June</span>. Transitioning to IVR 4.3 ensures continued service and leverages the modern, supported API framework for more robust data integration.</p><h2 style="font-feature-settings:normal;margin:2rem 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2;font-size:21.112px"><a name="p-178770-resources-5" class="gmail-anchor" href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-insights-for-vulnerability-remediation-4-3-is-available-now/54428#p-178770-resources-5" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;opacity:0"></a>Resources</h2><ul style="margin:1em 0px 1em 1.25em;padding:0px;clear:both"><li>Documentation - <a href="https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/remediate/Remediate/IVR4/c_IVR4.html" class="gmail-inline-onebox" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none">BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) v.4</a></li><li>Documentation - <a href="https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/WebUI_Users_Guide/c_get_started_with_IVR.html" class="gmail-inline-onebox" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none">Get started with IVR</a></li></ul><h1 style="font-feature-settings:normal;font-size:24.2512px;margin:2rem 0px 0.67rem;line-height:1.2"><a name="p-178770-site-versions-6" class="gmail-anchor" href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-insights-for-vulnerability-remediation-4-3-is-available-now/54428#p-178770-site-versions-6" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;opacity:0"></a>Site Versions</h1><div class="gmail-md-table gmail-fullscreen-table-wrapper gmail---editable" style="overflow-y:auto;margin:1em 0px"><div class="gmail-fullscreen-table-wrapper__buttons" style="top: 0.5rem; right: 0.5rem;"><button class="gmail-open-popup-link gmail-btn-default gmail-btn gmail-btn-icon gmail-no-text gmail-btn-edit-table" title="Edit Table" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;margin:0px;overflow:visible;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-feature-settings:inherit;font-weight:normal;display:inline;background-color:rgb(233,233,233);background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,0));border-radius:4px;padding:0.5em 0.65em;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;opacity:0;white-space:nowrap"></button></div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><thead><tr><th style="padding:8px 8px 2px;text-align:left"><span style="font-weight:bolder">Site Type</span></th><th style="padding:8px 8px 2px;text-align:left"><span style="font-weight:bolder">Name</span></th><th style="padding:8px 8px 2px;text-align:left"><span style="font-weight:bolder">Version</span></th></tr></thead><tbody style="border-top:3px solid rgb(233,233,233)"><tr style="border-bottom:1px solid rgb(233,233,233)"><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">Fixlet Site</td><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">BigFix Insights for Vulnerability Remediation</td><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">203</td></tr><tr style="border-bottom:1px solid rgb(233,233,233)"><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">WebUI Site</td><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">WebUI IVR</td><td style="padding:3px 3px 3px 0.5em">22</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gmail-cooked-selection-barrier" aria-hidden="true" style="height:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;overflow:hidden;opacity:0"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-actions" style="display:inline-flex;text-align:right;margin-left:auto"><div class="gmail-double-button" style="display:inline-flex;white-space:nowrap"><button class="gmail-btn gmail-no-text gmail-post-action-menu__like-count gmail-like-count gmail-button-count gmail-highlight-action gmail-my-likes gmail-btn-flat" title="1 person liked this post" aria-label="1 person liked this post." type="button" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;margin:0px;overflow:visible;color:rgb(189,189,189);font-feature-settings:inherit;font-weight:normal;display:inline-flex;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;border-radius:4px;padding:0.5em 0.65em;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-style:solid;border-width:1px"></button></div><button class="gmail-btn gmail-no-text gmail-btn-icon gmail-post-action-menu__copy-link gmail-btn-flat" title="copy a link to this post to clipboard" type="button" style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;margin:0px;overflow:visible;color:rgb(189,189,189);font-feature-settings:inherit;font-weight:normal;display:inline-flex;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-ori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