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.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst, or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin
About this task
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.
Note: The compensating controls feature is available for host vulnerabilities only.
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
On the List page under Libraries, select Compensating Controls.
Click New.
On the Create Compensating Controls form, fill in the 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. Select Save.
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.
What to do next
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.
Parent Topic:Monitoring and managing vulnerable items and test results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
Related topics
Understanding compensating controls for risk reduction
Disable or enable risk reduction for a CVE or TPE
Associate compensating controls with CVEs or TPEs for risk reduction requests
Impact of the compensating controls on risk score and expiration date