Description

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 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

Course Overview

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

HCL Big Fix Compliance V10 Virtual Classroom Live September 25, 2024

Price: $825

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