Risk Intelligence Custom Policies

Each aspect of Risk Intelligence, from the scans to run to their schedule, is controlled through Risk Intelligence policies.

Default policies are available for Laptops, Desktops and Servers with the ability to manage your own custom policies (as well as edit the defaults). When creating a new policy, the policy settings and scan configurations are automatically populated from the selected "Base Policy On" policy. When in the policy dialog, click Customize Scans to go to the Custom Scans section.

For a list of all of the policies currently in use across your policy supporting features, please refer to the Feature Policy Report.

This section covers how to:

Create a Custom Policy

  1. On the N-sight RMM Dashboard, go to SettingsRisk IntelligencePolicy
  2. Click New to create a custom policy
  3. Enter the Policy Name for identification
  4. Select an existing policy to act as a template from the Base Policy On drop-down - or leave blank to set all scans as Do not Run (disabled) 
  5. Choose the Policy Type: All, Server, Desktop or Laptop
  6. Select a policy or General in the All Policy dialog

  7. Section Description
    General Contains the Policy type and editable Policy name

    Set the account wide Currency Symbol and Security Liability Amount as well as any Global Policy File Exclusions

    Policies Security Scan Retrieves vulnerability information from the computer that may expose the Operating System and installed application to security risks
    PCI Scan Search for risks with internal Payment Credit Industry compliance violations
    Data Breach Risk Scan (Country) A security scan that searches for Credit Card Numbers, dates of birth, government-issued identification, and financial account numbers.

    There is not a global standard for Personally Identifiable Information (including government issues identification) so we include country-specific versions of this scan to search for and retrieve details in that country’s format. AUS, BEL, BRA, CAN, DEU, ESP, FRA, GBR, IRL, ITA, NLD, NOR, NZL, SWE, USA, ZAF, NZL

    Expanded Data Breach Risk Scan This extension of the Data Breach Risk Scan also performs a Technical Safeguards Check. This check queries the device and highlights settings that do not meet common baseline configurations
    Custom Scans Custom scans based on the following scan types: Data Risk Breach, Expanded Data Risk Breach, File Finder, Security and PCI and PAN Scan.

    To access the "Scan Configuration" section of the Risk Intelligence dashboard click the Custom Scans button.

    To manually synchronize the Dashboard's custom policy list with Risk Intelligence, click the Reload Customized Scans button.

  8. To enable a scan, change its Select Frequency Method setting to "Once per Day, "Once per Month" or "Manual" and configure the scan (where required). Change this setting to "Do Not Run" to disable a scan

  9. Risk Intelligence scans run based on the local time of the computer the Agent is installed on.

    These intensive scans may take some time to complete. There is a mechanism that prevents the scheduling of a scan within two hours of another scan starting. If two scans are scheduled to take place within this two-hour period, a notification displays when saving the policy.When a scan is still running when a new scan is scheduled to start, the currently running scan is stopped.

    Scan Frequencies and Options

    Frequency Scheduling Options / Notes
    Do Not Run Disables scan
    Once per Day

    To run the scan weekly, select the required day.

    Run on Days Select Time Run if Missed
    Once per Month Day of Month on which to Run At Time Run if missed
    Manual Scan only runs when manually initiated from the Dashboard
  10. Click Save to apply

Edit a Custom Policy

Please note that the default policies settings are editable.

  1. Log into the Dashboard
  2. Go to Settings > Risk Intelligence > Policy
  3. Select the target policy
  4. Click Edit
  5. Change the editable settings
  6. Click Save once complete to apply

Delete a Custom Policy

Default policies are locked for deletion. You cannot delete a Risk Intelligence policy when it is currently in use on a computer or it is set as the default for a Client or Site, even when there are no devices registered against the Client or Site

  1. Log into the Dashboard
  2. Go to Settings > Risk Intelligence > Policy
  3. Select the target policy
  4. Click Delete
  5. Confirm removal

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