SIMP Enterprise 6.5 Released

Hanover, MD, 26 February 2021

We are pleased to announce the latest release of SIMP Enterprise Edition, 6.5!! This release comes with added, extensive CIS enforcement and reporting support for both Linux and Windows distributions. This CIS support comes with brand new enforcement certifications for the Linux distributions! In addition, this release comes with added efficiency and performance for both the SIMP Console and SIMP Scanner! Please see below for the full list of features!

SIMP Enterprise 6.5 Feature List

Windows CIS enforcement and certification 2012R2, 2016, 2019
Windows DISA STIG enforcement 2019
Easy-to-use Puppet modules for using the SIMP Console and SIMP Scanner
Linux CIS enforcement and certification RHEL/CentOS/OEL 7, RHEL/CentOS/OEL 8
SIMP Console v. 1.4.2 with enhanced performance and scaling
Updated Enterprise documentation
SIMP Scanner 3.2.2
Works with SIMP Community 6.5.0-3 (changelog) (Linux 8 client support)

Did you know?

There is a public Slack instance for SIMP where Open Source development and support happens. Just visit https://chat.simp-project.com/ and register!

Want to learn more about SIMP? Download our whitepaper! or request a free trial of SIMP Enterprise Edition.

About Lisa Umberger

Lisa is a Security and Compliance Engineer with 12 years experience supporting the DoD as an Information Security Engineer specializing in Cloud Security. Lisa is a respected security engineer in high-security environments, and brings her expertise to the commercial market. Today, Lisa continues to increase her technical experience and knowledge, working as a Director and Security Engineer for Onyx Point Inc. In this role, she can be found contributing to policy mappings and policy review, incorporating agile and collaborative methodologies, advocating for DevSecOps workflow, and assisting clients in selecting and incorporating products in IT automation/security.

About Onyx Point

At Onyx Point, our engineers focus on Security, System Administration, Automation, Dataflow, and DevOps consulting for government and commercial clients. We offer professional services for Puppet, RedHat, SIMP, NiFi, GitLab, and the other solutions in place that keep your systems running securely and efficiently. We offer Open Source Software support and Engineering and Consulting services through GSA IT Schedule 70. As Open Source contributors and advocates, we encourage the use of FOSS products in Government as part of an overarching IT Efficiencies plan to reduce ongoing IT expenditures attributed to software licensing. Our support and contributions to Open Source, are just one of our many guiding principles

Customer First.
Security in All We Do.
Pursue Innovation with Integrity.
Communicate Openly and Respectfully.
Offer Your Talents, and Appreciate the Talents of Others

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