Updated Windows Compliance Auditing
Previously we've blogged about upcoming changes to how Nessus Direct Feed and Security Center users perform configuration audits of Windows servers and desktops. Version 2 of the Windows Compliance configuration audit plugin is now available.
Nessus Direct Feed and Security Center users should log into the Tenable Support Portal and obtain version 2 of any published audit policies. Nessus users should then update their plugins and make use of these new policies in their Windows configuration audits. Security Center users should place any updated policies in the /opt/sc3/admin/nasl directory. The new version 2 policies all have a trailing "_v2" in their name. Make sure to specify any updated audit policies in your Nessus or Security Center vulnerability scan policies.
If you've written a custom audit policy for Windows systems, converting it to be compatible with the new features of version 2 has been discussed here. Our previous link also includes a technical list of all new keywords and types of audits available in version 2.
Direct Feed and Security Center users performing Windows content audits or UNIX configuration audits do not need to modify any other polices. Only Windows configuration auditing has been effected at this time.
Related Articles
Strengthening the Nessus Software Supply Chain with SLSA
April 16, 2024You know Tenable as a cybersecurity industry leader whose world-class exposure management products are trusted by our approximately 43,000 customers, including about 60% of the Fortune 500. But sometimes we like to give you a peek behind the curtain to share how we protect our own house against cyberattacks – and that’s what this blog is about. Today we’re sharing our experience adopting the supply-chain security framework SLSA, with the hopes that the lessons we learned will be helpful to you.
CISA and NSA Release Top 10 Cybersecurity Misconfigurations: How Tenable Can Help
October 19, 2023The NSA and CISA have released a joint cybersecurity advisory discussing the top 10 most common cybersecurity misconfigurations, and outlining ways to mitigate them. Read this blog to learn more and see how Tenable technologies can help discover, prevent and remediate these misconfigurations.
Cybersecurity Snapshot: The Latest on Supply Chain Security – SBOM Distribution, Open Source Flaws and a New Security Framework
April 21, 2023Check out what CISA says about the sharing of software bills of materials. Plus, why you should tread carefully with open source components. Also, the SLSA supply chain security framework is ready. In addition, security worries hold back enterprise IoT adoption. And much more!
CVE-2024-7593: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
August 14, 2024Ivanti released a patch for a critical severity authentication bypass vulnerability and a warning that exploit code is publicly available
Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 88 CVEs
August 13, 2024Microsoft addresses 88 CVEs with seven critical vulnerabilities and 10 zero-day vulnerabilities, six of which were exploited in the wild.
Compromising Microsoft's AI Healthcare Chatbot Service
August 13, 2024Tenable Research discovered multiple privilege-escalation issues in the Azure Health Bot Service via a server-side request forgery (SSRF), which allowed researchers access to cross-tenant resources.
- Security Frameworks