Most of the oval definition file supports rhel distributions. Is their any
patches or SSG content to scan the Ubuntu 14.04 distribution. Let me know
On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Arnold, Paul C CTR USARMY PEO STRI (US) <
paul.c.arnold4.ctr(a)mail.mil> wrote:
While there may be some overlap, I believe SIMP is complimentary to
SSG.
I see SSG as a tool to achieve, verify, and report on desired-state of
compliance. The profiles used by SSG have a certain rigidity to them, as
they are meant to align with current guidance from NIST, PCI, DISA, etc.
The applied profile(s) to systems within an environment will likely be very
similar, if not identical.
SIMP can apply and achieve a desired-state of function, role, and
configuration required by the system to which it applies, while remaining
cognizant of the compliance requirements. SIMP is also very flexible and
modular, with a exponential amount of combinations of SIMP modules could be
applied to an individual system based on its individual functional
requirements.
To use an example of two commonly deployed and complimentary security
products in the DoD, think of SSG like SecurityCenter, and SIMP of ePolicy
Orchestrator -- the two have some overlap, but fundamentally they serve
different purposes.
Regards,
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Paul C. Arnold
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Gallagher, Michael L [michael.l.gallagher(a)lmco.com]
*Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2015 10:11 PM
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*Subject:* SIMP
Hello, I would like to hear from the members on the list about how
various projects in the SSG ecosystem relate to the recently disclosed SIMP
from the NSA. Obviously, it leverages the scanning tools that are part of
the RHEL distribution. Is it viewed as complimentary or redundant?
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/SIMP
*Mike Gallagher, CISSP, CEH*
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