Use case: Device configuration audit
You can use the configuration information for network devices, which is captured by IBM QRadar Risk Manager, for audit compliance and to schedule configuration backups.
Configuration backups provide a centralized and automatic method of recording device changes for your audit compliance. Configuration backups archive configuration changes and provide a historical reference; you can capture a historical record or compare a configuration against another network device.
- A historical record of your network device configurations.
- A normalized view, which displays device changes when you compare configurations.
- A tool to search for rules on your device.
The configuration information for your devices is collected from device backups in Configuration Monitor. Each time QRadar Risk Manager backs up your device list, it archives a copy of your device configuration to provide a historical reference. The more often you schedule Configuration Monitor, the more configuration records you have for comparison and for historical reference.