bmc + mcafee = automated policy compliance

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Click-through Demonstration

BMC + McAfee = Automated Policy Compliance

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Automated Policy Compliance

Let’s take a look out one of our Windows Client machines!

So, where’s the problem?

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This Windows Service should not be runningThis Windows Service should not be running

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Automated Policy Compliance

Now, let’s go fix it!

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Automated Policy Compliance

Authorized administrators login to access BMC Security Policy Manager

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Pre-defined Remediation Groups – Sourced directly from McAfee

Pre-defined Remediation Groups – Sourced directly from McAfee

The Security Policy Manager Main Page

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Select and Publish an out-of-the-box remediation group

- OR -

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Filter your own results based on criteria

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Click on a remedy content line See a summary of the remediation content

Click here for remediation details

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Remedy and Bulletin ID

Summary of content

Description of the fixScanner details

Descriptions of actions to be taken

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Select a remediation entry

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Click here to create a new remediation group Give the new group a name –

For example:MY XP SECURITY CONTENT

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New group is created

Group contains 1 remediation entry

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Publish the new remediation group

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Remediation content is brought down in real-time, automatically packaged and published for distribution

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The content is ready! Who needs it?

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We want to target the content to all Windows XP boxes

This query returns a list we can now target via policy

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Automated Policy Compliance

Now, time to define deployment policy!

Subscription Policy Definition

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First, select the target group from the list of collections Edit the

policy

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Manage all policy compliance activities in a single interface

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Select the Remediation tab

Click here to add our remediation content

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Here is the Remediation Group created earlier

Click to select

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Remediation Group Assigned

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Policy defined: Assignment state = Assign or Exclude

Click here to preview policy assignment

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Policy assignment complete

Click here to save the policy

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Policy assignment completed successfully

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Automated Policy Compliance

After policy assignment, agent receives new policy

…and executes the policy

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Client Remediation Log

Endpoint installs remediation content and creates a full audit log of activity

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Problem solved!!! Service stopped and disabled

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Automated Policy Compliance

Mission Accomplished!!!

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