HCL BigFix scanner overview (formerly known as IBM BigFix)

The HCL BigFix® scanner module accesses vulnerability data from HCL BigFix by using the SOAP API that is installed with the Web Reports application.

HCL BigFix is formerly known as IBM® BigFix. The name remains as IBM BigFix in QRadar®.

To retrieve vulnerability data from BigFix for IBM QRadar, the Web Reports application for BigFix is required. Administrators create a user in HCL BigFix for QRadar to use when the system collects vulnerabilities.

QRadar is compatible with HCL BigFix for versions 8.2.x to 9.5.2.