Content Released in Patches for Windows - April 2017 Security Content
Content in the Patches for Windows Site has been released. New Fixlets: Fixlets for Microsoft Security Updates in April [Major] MS17-013: Security update for Microsoft Graphics Component - Windows Server 2008 SP2 - KB4017018 (ID: 401701807) [Major] MS17-013: Security update for Microsoft Graphics Component - Windows Server 2008 SP2 - KB4017018 (x64) (ID: 401701803) [Major] MS17-013: Security update for Microsoft Graphics Component - Windows Vista SP2 - KB4017018 (ID: 401701805) [Major] MS17-013: Security update for Microsoft Graphics Component... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on: New PCI DSS checklist for Solaris 11 published 2017-04-10
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on Title : New PCI DSS Checklist for Solaris 11 Category: New PCI DSS Checklist Published Benchmark: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard v3.2 Details: The IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on team is pleased to announce the availability of the new checklist for IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on: PCI DSS Checklist for Solaris 11. This new checklist is based on the guidance provided by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2 and contains security... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance: New CIS Checklist for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server, published 2017-04-06
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: New CIS Checklist for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Security Benchmark: CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server , v1.1.0 Published Sites: CIS Checklist for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server , site version 1 (The site version is provided for air-gap customers.) Details: · Both analysis and remediation checks are included · Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization and remediation actions require the creation of a... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance: Updated USGCB Checklist for Microsoft Windows 7, published 2017-04-06
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: Updated USGCB Checklist for Microsoft Windows 7 to support a more recent version of benchmark Security Benchmark: USGCB: Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows 7 Systems, v2.0.5.1 Published Sites: USGCB Checklist for Windows 7, site version 15 (The site version is provided for air-gap customers.) Details: · Both analysis and remediation checks are included · Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized... [More]
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IBM BigFix Inventory and IBM License Metric Tool application update 9.2.7 is now available
This update contains features that extend software discovery and enhance license reporting as well as facilitate software classification to help you manage and reduce software costs. The key features include: Enhanced reporting of the Microsoft Software Assurance licensing model with focus on Microsoft SQL Server (BigFix Inventory only) The All Metrics report is extended with information about the utilization of core-based metrics for Microsoft SQL Server. The feature is supported for Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2014, and 2016 (Standard and... [More]
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[IBM BigFix Patch] Patches for Windows will not be releasing content for KB4016754, KB4017099, and KB4017100
IBM BigFix Patch will not be releasing Fixlets for KB4016754, KB4017099, and KB4017100. Last March 28, 2017, Microsoft released the said updates which include a fix for an incorrect device driver.　 Please contact IBM BigFix support if you need these updates.　 Application Engineering team　 IBM BigFix Patch
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IBM BigFix Patch: Pre-Announcement: Patches for SLE11 System Z site to be deprecated by June 30, 2017
IBM BigFix Patch will be deprecating the 'Patches for SLE11 System Z' site on June 30, 2017 . This site is being replaced by the 'Patches for SLE 11 on System z Native Tools' site. The native tools site version uses zypper and is more efficient and provide a means to use the SCC download plug-in, SCC download cacher, and custom repositories. Baselines and custom sites that are associated with the 'Patches for SLE11 System Z' site will be affected by this change. The... [More]
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BigFix Patch for SUSE Best Practices Guide is published
IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the publication of the "Best Practices Guide for Patching SUSE systems Using BigFix." This guide contains a compilation of best practices, assumptions, and requirements to help both SUSE Linux Enterprise system administrators and BigFix console operators to successfully use BigFix Patch. To download the guide in PDF format, click here . If you have any comments on the content, please feel free to post them here . Thank you! Other Documentation Resources: Best Practices... [More]
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IBM BigFix Patch: Native tools site for SLES 11 on z now available
IBM BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the release of the native tools site, named ' Patches for SLE 11 on System z Native Tools' , for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on z systems. This site uses zypper, which is SLE's default package manager, and contains content from the following channels for SLES 11 s390x systems: SLES11-SP4-Pool SLES11-SP4-Updates SLES11-SP3-Pool SLES11-SP3-Updates SLE11-Public-Cloud-Module SLE11-Security-Module SLES11-SP2-Core SLES11-SP2-Updates SLES11-SP1-Pool SLES11-SP1-Updates SLES11-Pool... [More]
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[Patch for RHEL]Reminder: RHEL 5 has reached EOL - have you updated to the later versions of RHEL?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 has reached its end of life today, March 31, 2017. For more information, see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata . If you haven't done so yet, update to the later versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In line with this, BigFix Patch is no longer providing RHEL 5 content and will end its support in July 2017. Consequently, the Patches for RHEL 5 – Native tools site will be deprecated in July 2017. The site will have 'Deprecated' appended to the site name in the License... [More]
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[Reminder] BigFix Patches for Ubuntu 12.04 end of support and site deprecation
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is reaching end of life (EOL) in April 2017. In line with this, BigFix will no longer provide content and support for the Patches for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS site after the said date. The Patches for the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS site will be deprecated in July 31, 2017, after which 'Deprecated' will be appended to the site name in the Overview dashboard. If you haven't done so, migrate to the later versions of Patches for Ubuntu sites: Patches for Ubuntu 14.04 Patches for Ubuntu 16.04 Actions to take: Migrate to the latest Patches... [More]
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[BigFix Patch] REMINDER: RHEL 5 will reach its end of life on March 31, 2017
Have you updated to later versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux? Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 is reaching its end of life on March 31, 2017. For more information, see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata . In line with this, BigFix Patch is no longer providing RHEL 5 content and will end its support in July 2017. We suggest updating to later versions of Red Hat. Consequently, the Patches for RHEL 5 – Native tools site will be deprecated in July 2017. The site will have 'Deprecated' appended to the site name... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance: Updated CIS Checklist for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, published 2017-03-21
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: Updated CIS Checklist for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 to support a more recent version of benchmark Security Benchmark: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benchmark, V 3.0.0 Published Sites: CIS Checklist for Windows 2008 R2 DC, site version 3 CIS Checklist for Windows 2008 R2 MS, site version 3 (The site version is provided for air-gap customers.) Details: Both analysis and remediation checks are included Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance: New CIS Checklist for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Server published 2017-03-21
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: New CIS Checklist for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Server Security Benchmark: CIS Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Server Benchmark, V2.0.0 Published Site: CIS Checklist for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server, site version 1 (The site version is provided for air-gap customers.) Details: · Both analysis and remediation checks are included · Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on: New PCI DSS checklist for Solaris 10 published 2017-03-17
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on Title: New PCI DSS Checklist for Solaris 10 Category: New PCI DSS Checklist Published Benchmark: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard v3.2 Details: The IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on team is pleased to announce the availability of the new checklist for IBM BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on: PCI DSS Checklist for Solaris 10. This new checklist is based on the guidance provided by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2 and contains security... [More]
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BigFix Patches for Windows now supports Delta Updates
IBM BigFix is pleased to announce that BigFix Patches for Windows now supports the release of Microsoft Delta Updates. Delta updates, which services Microsoft Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016, are updates that include only the 'new' fixes for the month, that is, the differences between the old and new updates.Delta updates is a short-term solution for ISVs who do not have WSUS to reduce large download size.The long term solution is express update ISV delivery, For more information, see http://bit.ly/2nqPtio . Note that... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance UPDATE: DISA STIG Checklist for CentOS Linux 7 published 2017-03-013
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: Security Configuration Management (SCM) DISA STIG Checklist for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 updated to support CentOS Linux 7 Security Benchmark: Red Hat 7 STIG Benchmark, Version 1, Release 0.2 Published Site: DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 7, CentOS Linux 7, site version 1 Note: The original site “DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 7” was renamed to include CentOS Linux 7 because the same checklist is now shared between the two platforms. (The site version is provided... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance UPDATE: DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 DC (site version 9) and DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 MS (site version 10) published 2017-03-13
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: Updated Security Configuration Management (SCM) DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 DC, DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 MS Security Benchmarks: Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 DC STIG Benchmark, Version 2, Release 7 Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 MS STIG Benchmark, Version 2, Release 7 Published Sites: DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 DC, site version 9 DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2012 MS, site version 10 (The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)... [More]
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IBM BigFix Compliance UPDATE: DISA STIG Checklist for CentOS Linux 6 published 2017-03-13
Product: IBM BigFix Compliance Title: Security Configuration Management (SCM) DISA STIG Checklist for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 updated to support CentOS Linux 6 Security Benchmark: Red Hat 6 STIG Benchmark, Version 1, Release 11 Published Site: DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 6 RG03, CentOS Linux 6 RG03, site version 15 Note: The original site “DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 6 RG03” was renamed to include CentOS Linux 6 because the same checklist is now shared between the two platforms. (The site... [More]
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Patches for RHEL: The RHSM Download Plug-in and RHSM Download Cacher have been updated
The RHSM Download Plug-in tool and RHSM Download Cacher have been updated with the following enhancements: Blacklist repository functionality This enhancement for the RHSM Download Plug-in blocks for the Red Hat repositories that are not needed for patching. The functionality works around a limitation in how the BESServer processes downloads, which may result in unnecessary errors being logged, and a longer processing time of the download plug-in. Logging level functionality for the RHSM Download Cacher log Users can now set the logging... [More]
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