Add a compensating control to the library

As a Vulnerability Manager or Analyst, add a list of compensatory controls to the Compensating Controls library in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, which can be applied for the risk reduction of host vulnerable items and remediation tasks.

시작하기 전에

Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst, or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin

이 태스크 정보

Some commonly used compensating controls are shipped with the base system. You can view these compensating controls by navigating to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace > Lists > Libraries > Compensating controls. You can activate or deactivate these compensating controls as per your requirement.

주:

The compensating controls feature is available for host vulnerabilities only.

프로시저

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
2. On the List page under Libraries, select Compensating Controls.
3. Click New.
4. On the Create Compensating Controls form, fill in the fields.

   표 1. Create Compensating Controls form fields

   Field	Description
   Name	Name of the compensating control, which appears as an option in the Compensating controls drop-down of the Request exception modal.
   Description	Brief information that provides details about the Compensating Control.
   Active	Status of the compensating control. Only active controls appear in the Compensating controls drop-down of the Request exception modal.

5. Select Save.
6. On the Compensating Controls list under Libraries, select the desired compensating control and select Edit, activate or deactivate a compensating control and click Save to modify the compensating controls.
   All the active compensating controls appear as an option in the Compensating controls drop-down of the Request exception modal for risk reduction requests.

다음에 수행할 작업

Starting from v21.0 of Vulnerability Response, you can associate compensating controls with CVEs or TPEs after adding a compensating controls to the library. For more information on how to associate compensating controls, see Associate compensating controls with CVEs or TPEs for risk reduction requests.

• Associate compensating controls with CVEs or TPEs for risk reduction requests
  As a Vulnerability Manager or Analyst, you can associate relevant compensating controls with a Common Vulnerability Entry (CVE) or Third-party Entry (TPE) in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, which can be used for reducing the risk posed by a vulnerability.
• Disable or enable risk reduction for a CVE or TPE
  As a Vulnerability Manager and Analyst, you can disable or enable the risk reduction requests for the host vulnerabilities associated with a Common Vulnerability Entry (CVE) or Third-party Entry (TPE) in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

관련 개념

• Understanding compensating controls for risk reduction
• Impact of the compensating controls on risk score and expiration date

관련 태스크

• Disable or enable risk reduction for a CVE or TPE
• Associate compensating controls with CVEs or TPEs for risk reduction requests