<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hello
BigFix Community,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are
excited to announce the beta release of the new Universal Checklist for MacOS,
building on our ongoing initiative to simplify and streamline compliance
management in BigFix.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This
release represents another milestone in our Universal Checklist initiative,
further advancing our goal of simplifying compliance management through
unified, platform-specific checklists across all supported OS versions. It is
designed to reduce complexity and enhance performance across your entire
environment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This
next stage is focused specifically on MacOS, and here’s what it means for you
today</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What
is the Universal Checklist for MacOS?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Universal Checklist for MacOS is a consolidated checklist designed to assess
general purpose compliance across all supported MacOS versions,MacOS 14, 15 and
26.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This
initial beta release is a collection of all the checks from CIS and DISA
benchmarks for all the supported MacOS. It allows you to enforce security
configurations across your entire MacOS environment with a single action.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Technical
Snapshot</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Total
Fixlets: 208<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fixlets
with Remediation: 69<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Benchmark
Sources: CIS and DISA STIGs<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applies
To: MacOS 14, 15 and 26<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Key
Benefits in This Beta Release</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Simplified
Workflow</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
Instead of selecting and managing multiple checklists for different OS versions
(e.g., for 14, 15 and 26), you can now deploy a single universal checklist to
scan all your MacOS endpoints. This new model eliminates the need to manually
identify, enable, and run multiple OS-specific checklists, significantly
cutting down on configuration time</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Version-aware
applicability</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
The checklist uses version-aware applicability logic, ensuring checks only
apply to relevant OS versions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What's
Changing</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A Single Checklist Model:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> You will now manage and deploy
one checklist for the entire MacOS platform, rather than one for each OS
version and Benchmark.<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What
Stays the Same</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Custom Checklist Creation:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Your workflow for creating
custom checklists is not changing. You can still use the "Create Custom
Checklist" wizard with the content from this new Universal Checklist.<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Parameterization</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: The ability to parameterize
checks, where applicable, remains unchanged from the existing process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Checklist-Level Reporting:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> For this beta phase, you will
find the compliance score for the Universal Checklist in the same location as
your other checklists SCA > Reports > Checklists section. or you can
access the same data by running the existing compliance reports in Web Reports
(https://\localhost>:8083/webreports)<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Note:</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> It is important to note that
this report shows the overall compliance for the general-purpose Universal
Checklist itself and is not a substitute for a benchmark-specific (e.g., CIS or
DISA) report.</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Availability of Individual
CIS/DISA Checklists:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
This Universal Checklist is for general-purpose use. To generate specific CIS
or DISA compliance reports, you must continue to use the individual CIS and
DISA checklists, which will still be delivered through the existing method.<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How
to Get Started</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Universal Checklist for MacOS (Beta) is available now. To get started, please
subscribe to the content from the [Universal Checklist for MacOS] external site
and deploy it to your desired endpoints.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To get
started:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.
Enable and gather the Universal Checklist for MacOS external site from the
License Overview Dashboard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.
Create a custom site using Create Custom Checks wizard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.
Change the default parameters if required.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4. 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"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">Using the Synchronize
Custom Checks wizard</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5.
Subscribe all the relevant MacOS (14/15/26) endpoints.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6. Run
SCA import to get the compliance status reports.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We
Need Your Feedback</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As this
is a beta release, your feedback is crucial. Please share your experience,
report any issues, and provide suggestions in this forum thread to help us
prepare for the general availability release.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What’s
Next?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This is
just the beginning! Future stages of the Universal Checklist initiative will
include:</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Expansion
to other platforms like Ubuntu, and multiple Linux distributions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Universal Checklist will introduce advanced framework-specific mapping for
standards like CIS, DISA, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others, enabling capabilities
including:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Framework-specific scoring</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Drill-down by Fixlet, device,
and group</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Historical trend analysis</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 1in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"">o<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Exportable audit reports</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank
you for your continued support and participation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">–
The BigFix Compliance team</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div>