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HCL Big Fix Compliance V10
BigFix Compliance enforces continuous compliance with security policies throughout an organization for every endpoint both on and off the corporate network. It includes out-of-the-box support for...
Read MoreBigFix Compliance enforces continuous compliance with security policies throughout an organization for every endpoint both on and off the corporate network. It includes out-of-the-box support for most popular security benchmarks published by CIS, DISA STIG, USGCB and PCI-DSS. An intelligent agent on every endpoint monitors, enforces, and reports on the security configuration status of the endpoint in real-time regardless of OS type or location. In this course, students will learn to interact with and operate the BigFix Compliance solution. They will gain a solid understanding of the various components of the solution and will be able to configure, operate, develop reports, perform maintenance tasks, and troubleshoot BigFix Compliance.
Skills Gained
- Understand Key BigFix Compliance Concepts
- Understand the Features and Functions of BigFix Compliance
- Learn to Configure and Operate BigFix Compliance
- Create custom reports including creating groups; checklist targeting and exception
- Understand how to maintain BigFix Compliance
- Be able to perform basic troubleshooting techniques
Prerequisites
- Students should have previously taken the AIS BigFix Operator Fundamentals course, or equivalent experience
- Basic Microsoft Windows skills
Course Details
Course Outline
Overview
- Introduction, covering: benefits and advantages; the BigFix portfolio and adjacent products; roles and responsibilities; compliance motivators (Business Needs, IT Needs)
- Key Concepts, including: security vs. compliance; checklists and parameters; reporting; and enforcement
- Features and Functions, such as: enforcing compliance rules; reporting on compliance; and automation of process
Plan and Install
- Architecture of Compliance, including: Scalability (BigFix architecture, checklists, data import); network design; firewalls, proxy servers, and ports; network planning; and reporting groups
- BigFix Platform and Compliance Infrastructure, covering: server and database requirements; disk space; permissions; licensing & masthead; installing BigFix Server, relays, and clients; security and access
- Implementation of Compliance, including: installing the Compliance analytics server; subscribing systems to checklists; configuring data source connection; mail server settings; roles; server settings; session settings; and user provisioning
Configure and Operate
- Navigation, such as: interface navigation and customization, setting default views, creating custom views
- Using checks and checklists, including: check Fixlets; modifying check parameters; activating Measured Value Analyses; creating and managing Custom Checklists; using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard; taking a remediation action; importing SCAP content; using OVALDI and viewing Windows Vulnerabilities for Oval bulletins
Exception Management
- Reporting, including: running and exporting reports; reviewing existing built-in overview and list reports; and customizing reports
- Computer Grouping, covering: creating computer groups for reporting; checklist targeting and exception; computer properties from BigFix
Maintain
- Compliance Application management, such as: Extract, Transform, Load monitoring and management; and database management
- BigFix Platform management, including: Fixlet site version; Platform updates and upgrades; process start and stop procedures; and backup & restore
Troubleshoot
- Disaster Recovery planning, covering: backing up the Application Server; and successful recovery from a failure
- Support resources, including log locations; VM Manager command line options; manual catalog updates; support; Forums and self-help
