IBM is pleased to announce the next release of IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices. New Features in this release include: 1. Self-Service Portal End-users to manage their own devices. Users can login to the portal using their AD/LDAP credentials. They can view device details; and, in the event of loss or theft, they can issue wipe, lock, or reset password commands, among others.   2. Enhanced Enrollment Options Authenticated enrollment is now supported via AD/LDAP integration. Additionally, administrators can optionally present additional... [More]

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IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance  Security Configuration Management (SCM) The Security and Compliance team at IBM has updated the content within the DISA and USGCB Checklists for Windows Operating Systems. 1) Additional DISA Vulnerability IDs have been added: 1. V-1077 2. V-1089 3. V-1095 4. V-1102 5. V-1103 6. V-1122 7. V-1126 8. V-1130 9. V-14250 10. V-14267 11. V-14268 12. V-14269 13. V-14270 14. V-15705 15. V-15706 16. V-15727 17. V-16021 18. V-16048 19. V-18010 20. V-3337 21. V-3481 22. V-3487 *Affected Sites* DISA... [More]

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IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance  Security Configuration Management (SCM) The Security and Compliance team at IBM has updated the content within the DISA Checklists for UNIX Operating Systems. The checklists now including the following additional checks & changes:  Existing Checks: GEN000460 (Added parameter for failed login attempts) New Checks: AIX00020 AIX00080 GEN000820 GEN001020 GEN001140 GEN003600 GEN004400 GEN004700 GEN005840 LNX00080 *Affected Sites* DISA STIG Checklist for AIX 5.1 -------- site version 14... [More]

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Security Configuration Management (SCM) for Unix Systems   The Security and Compliance team at IBM has  UPDATED  the content within the DISA Checklists for Windows operating systems.   Additional DISA Vulnerability IDs have been added:    * V-1077 * V-1089 * V-1095 * V-1102 * V-1103 * V-1122 * V-1126 * V-1130 * V-14250 * V-14267 * V-14268 * V-14269 * V-14270 * V-15705 * V-15706 * V-15727 * V-16021 * V-16048 * V-18010 * V-3337 * V-3481 * V-3487    Affected Sites:  DISA STIG Checklist for Windows 2003 DC ----------> site version 9 DISA STIG... [More]

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Curious about how Tivoli Endpoint Manager can help to secure your enterprise endpoints? There are currently two Redbooks published that contain information about the Tivoli Endpoint Manager and its use in securing your enterprise.  IBM Security Solutions Architecture for Network, Server and Endpoint: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247581.html?Open Chapter 9 of this Redbook focuses in on how Tivoli Endpoint Manager fits into the overall IBM Security Blueprint ( http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4528.html?Open ) for enterprise... [More]

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IBM is pleased to announce the availability of Ubuntu EDR content in the Patches for Ubuntu sites. Highlights include: * Ubuntu EDR fixlets for the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS releases. Actions to Take: Gathering of the site will automatically show the updates made. Published site versions: Patches for Ubuntu 0804, version 20 Patches for Ubuntu 1004, version 23 Application Engineering Team Tivoli Endpoint Manager

Has anyone checked out the Tivoli presence for IEA training lately? We have >380 modules across 53 products! Tivoli IEA modules

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Dear Readers, My name is Adam McDonald and I am a L2 Technical Support Engineer for the Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM) / BigFix product.   I have been involved in supporting the TEM / BigFix product since March 2010 (shortly before BigFix was acquired by IBM). Please look forward to periodic comments and posts from me and others from the L2 TEM Technical Support team to this blog on various technical, administrative, and industry related topics; as well as announcements and reminders focused around supporting and troubleshooting the TEM product.... [More]

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The non-English sites content is available.

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MS12-039 is now available in site version 1612.  MS12-040 is not published due to complexity of the updates. 

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The following Security Bulletins are now available in site version 1611: MS12-036, MS12-037, MS12-038, MS12-041, MS12-042. The rest (MS12-039, MS12-040) and the non-English content will be available later today. Thanks!

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IBM starts to support CPU fixlets for Solaris platform. Fixlets for Critical Patch Update(CPU) 2012 April were released in the Patches for Solaris site.  The latest version of Solaris Download plugin, v1.7 and Solaris download cache v6.0 are available to support CPU fixlets.  fixlets released: 20120403 Critical Patch Update 2012-04 - Solaris 10 20120404 Critical Patch Update 2012-04 - Solaris 10 - Outdated Packages 20120401 Critical Patch Update 2012-04 - Solaris 10_x86 20120402 Critical Patch Update 2012-04 - Solaris 10_x86 -... [More]

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IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance    Security Configuration Management (SCM) ***Announcement*** New Synchronization Wizard for Custom Checklists IBM is pleased to announce a new wizard for owners of the Security and Compliance product in the Endpoint Manager family.  This Custom Checklist Synchronization wizard allows an administrator to easily synchronize a custom security checklist with the IBM-provided checklist that was used as the source material. In the past an administrator could not easily update custom checklists... [More]

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