Creating a dashboard for patch compliance

Create a dashboard that shows the most effective patch to use to remediate vulnerabilities that are found on the network.

Procedure

  1. Click the Dashboard tab.
  2. On the toolbar, click New Dashboard.
  3. Type a name and description for your vulnerability dashboard.
  4. Click OK.
  5. On the toolbar, select Add Item > Vulnerability Management > Vulnerability Searches and choose the default saved search that you want to show on your dashboard.
  6. On the header of the new dashboard item, click the yellow Settings icon.
  7. Select Patch from the Group By list and then select one of the following options from the Graph By list:
    • If you want to see how many assets need to a have the patch applied, select Asset Count.
    • If you want to see the cumulative risk score by patch, select Risk Score.
    • If you want to see the number of vulnerabilities that are covered by a patch, select Vulnerability Count.
  8. Click Save.
  9. To view vulnerability details on the Manage Vulnerabilities > By Vulnerability page on the Vulnerabilities tab, click the View in By Vulnerability link at the bottom of the dashboard item.