<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hello BigFix, Community,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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:120%;break-after:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_l69pccs5ermw"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">What is the NIS2 Compliance
Checklist?</span></b></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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 Ubuntu.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,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></p>

<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt;line-height:120%;break-after:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_noy6segquy4g"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Technical Snapshot</span></b></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Here is a quick overview of the coverage provided in this
release:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Total Fixlets:</b> 542</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Fixlets with Remediation:</b> 400</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Benchmark Sources:</b> CIS, DISA</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Applies To:</b> Ubuntu 20,22,24</span></p>

<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt;line-height:120%;break-after:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_jhxsn5dksoa4"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Scope of Coverage</span></b></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We currently support controls across <b>5 key categories</b>,
mapping directly to the following articles:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Incident Handling</b> (Check Count: 10)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">○ <i>(Article 21(2), point (b))</i> – Monitoring configurations
that facilitate accurate logging and incident detection.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Security in Network and Information Systems Acquisition,
Development, and Maintenance</b> (Check Count: 113)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">○ <i>(Article 21(2), point (e))</i> – Ensuring secure
configurations and vulnerability management during system lifecycles.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Cryptography</b> (Check Count: 6)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">○ <i>(Article 21(2), point (h))</i> – Verifying encryption
settings and cryptographic protocols.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Access Control</b> (Check Count: 73)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">○ <i>(Article 21(2), points (i) and (j))</i> – Auditing user
rights, authentication policies, and privilege management.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● <b>Business Continuity and Crisis Management</b> (Check Count:
1)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">○ <i>(Article 21(2), point (c)) – Verifying backup
configurations, system restore settings, and recovery mechanisms to support
operational continuity.</i></span></p>

<h3 style="margin:14pt 0in 4pt;line-height:120%;break-after:auto;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-weight:normal"><a name="_87cpdwwgi3dk"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">How to Get Started</span></b></h3>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NIS2 Checklist for Ubuntu is available now. To get started,
please subscribe to the content from the NIS2 Checklist for Ubuntu external
site and deploy it to your desired endpoints.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To get started:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">1.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Enable and gather the NIS2
Checklist for Ubuntu external site from the License Overview Dashboard.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">2.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Create a custom site using
Create Custom Checks wizard.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">3.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Change the default parameters if
required.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">4.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none">Using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">5.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subscribe all the relevant
Ubuntu (20/22/24) endpoints.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">6.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Environment Setup Task needs to
be executed.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 50pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">7.<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-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Run SCA import to get the compliance status reports.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">More information:<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To know
more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the following
resources:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● BigFix Forum:  </span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none">https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,136,204)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">● BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists: </span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/nis2-compliance-checklist/54704"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none">NIS2 Compliance Checklist</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,136,204)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.<br>
<i>– The BigFix Compliance team</i></span></p></div>