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SCAP elements are correlated within the AMS during the import of these benchmarks. The profiles are then , used within security configuration policies to , perform scheduled assessments and automated remediation to keep the targeted computers in compliance to with the policies defined by the computer administrator.
Assessment results can be output as XCCDF results and made available in many reports across multiple endpoints and even between various OVAL checks, taking full advantage of your investments in CMDB-related configuration management.
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SAS imports OVAL content from SCAP data content streams and evaluates OVAL definitions, generally in the context of XCCDF benchmark profiles, to test configuration settings and vulnerabilities on managed computers. XCCDF adjusts the configuration of these assessments to better suit customer needs, all orchestrated within our user interface.
Arellia Security Analysis Solution also provides ways to report SAS also reports individual or group assessment results across multiple computers that have performed these assessments, giving rich reporting data that can be used for other system configuration management tasks and policies.
OVAL content is delivered to the endpoints where the assessments are performed resulting in OVAL Results results being sent back to the server and correlated into the CMDBAMS, giving the administrators access to the OVAL and XCCDF compliant XML output as well as numerous reports than can correlate these assessments to the managed elements within the CMDBAMS.
CCE
Arellia Security Analysis Solution SAS supports the public standard Common Configuration Enumeration ( CCE), which provides an identification system for common security configuration issues and vulnerabilities. These identifiers are referenced within the SCAP and OVAL content.
The product shows the relationship of the CCEs to the OVAL checks within the view of a profile as well as within and in the results of an assessment performed on computers. These relationships are also modeled within the CMDB AMS to provide for cross-profile views of assessment results, allowing the administrator administrators to run reports that can filter the results to specific computers or groups of computers that have specific CCE results. There are numerous other reports that can be built based on these relationships, giving the administrator administrators full control of the related data within the CMDBAMS.
CCE references are also present in the OVAL Results results product output, as well as a CSV formatted file output, all accessible through the Resource Explorer user interface.
CPE
Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) is an open standard that describes IT platforms (such as hardware, operating systems and applications). XCCDF Benchmarks define applicable platforms through CPE designations.
Upon import of the XCCDF benchmarks, Arellia Security Analysis Solution SAS will extract all CPE references, then analyze and process them against the managed computers to build filters used within the Symantec Management PlatformAMS. These filters are maintained and kept up-to-date through various tasks as new computers and profiles are introduced into the system. These targets can be used by other products, but have proven to be a good starting point for targeting assessments within Security Analysis security analysis policies.
When you create security configuration policies are created, use these CPE-based filters are used as a starting point for targeting the endpoints to perform the SCAP assessments. These policy targets can be further tailored to narrow down the policy to specific endpoints.
The CPE references are also viewable within result output and available to use when correlating results and assessed computers within reports and data exchange.
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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE ) is a common identification and dictionary for computer and information security vulnerabilities, and is maintained and hosted by The the MITRE Corporation (http://cve.mitre.org). The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) publishes vulnerability summaries that provide detailed information for most known computer and information security vulnerabilities. These You can access these vulnerability summaries can be accessed using the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifier for a given vulnerability. NVD also regularly publishes NVD/CVE data feeds that store similar information but in a schema-defined and machine-readable format.
Arellia Security Analysis Solution SAS utilizes CVE identifiers to associate vulnerabilities identified in the imported SCAP data stream as well as the assessment results. When viewing the OVAL definitions within a profile, CVE identifiers are displayed with links to detail on the CVE website. Numerous reports are available within the product that show which computers are susceptible to the vulnerabilities identified by their CVE and combined with CVSS scoring metrics. The product SAS also stores CVE entities as unique resources within the CMDBAMS, leveraging the ability to associate and relate these to other CMDB AMS resources, giving the administrator rich reporting and targeting data to work from.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS ) is a public standard that defines methods for scoring and rating computer vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are referenced using a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVE ) identifier and allow the administrator to prioritize and remediate those that pose the greatest risk. The CVSS list is maintained on the NIST website, providing scores for common threats and vulnerabilities.
Arellia Security Analysis Solution provides tasks that can be run on managed computers that will gather CVE analysis results and analyze this data to produce CVSS score information for the managed computers. The product also displays CVSS scoring details in reports for managed computers that have been analyzed, including the CVE ID, score level, availability impact, confidentiality impact, integrity impact and published date information. There are also links to the CVEs in the product output where users can navigate to find additional information on the CVSS scores for the vulnerabilities.