Question:

How can I configure Ivanti Notifications to receive only the security advisories that are relevant to my products? I read on their forums that this option is not available, and I am concerned about the impact of this on my Ivanti boxes.

Answer:

How to Configure Ivanti Notifications for Security Advisories

Ivanti is a software company that provides solutions for IT asset management, endpoint security, service management, and more. Ivanti also publishes security advisories for its products, which inform customers of any vulnerabilities, patches, or updates that affect their systems.

However, some customers may want to receive only the security advisories that are relevant to their products, and not all the advisories that Ivanti publishes. This can help them focus on the most important issues and avoid unnecessary alerts. Unfortunately, Ivanti does not offer a way to opt-in to specific security advisories, as stated on their forums. This can be frustrating and worrying for customers who use Ivanti products and want to keep their systems secure.

In this article, we will explore some possible ways to configure Ivanti Notifications to receive only the security advisories that are relevant to your products. We will also discuss the impact of this issue on your Ivanti boxes and how to mitigate it.

One way to get notified of security advisories for your products is to join the product forum groups on the Ivanti community. The Ivanti community is home to over 80 product forum groups and over 70,000 knowledge articles. By joining your product forum, you will be notified of a security advisory, based on your notification preferences, if one is published for that product.

To join a product forum group, you need to log in to the Ivanti community site, go to the product forum page, and click on the “Join” button. You can also search for your product name in the search bar and find the corresponding forum group. You can join as many product forum groups as you want, depending on the products you use.

Once you join a product forum group, you can customize your notification preferences by clicking on the “Settings” button on the top right corner of the page. You can choose to receive notifications by email, web, or both. You can also select the frequency of the notifications, such as daily, weekly, or as they happen. You can also unsubscribe from a product forum group at any time by clicking on the “Leave” button.

By joining the product forum groups, you can get notified of security advisories for your products, as well as other useful information, such as product updates, tips, best practices, and peer support.

Subscribe to the Security Advisories Blog

Another way to get notified of security advisories for your products is to subscribe to the Security Advisories blog on the Ivanti IT Insights site. The Ivanti IT Insights site is a blog that covers various topics related to Ivanti products, such as patch Tuesday, thought leadership, and perspectives from executives. The Security Advisories blog is a dedicated channel for security advisories that Ivanti publishes.

You can subscribe to the Security Advisories blog by using the RSS feed. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and it is a way to get updates from websites without visiting them. You can use an RSS reader, such as Microsoft Outlook or Feedly, to subscribe to the RSS feed and get notified of new posts. To subscribe to the Security Advisories blog, you need to copy the RSS feed URL, which is https://www.ivanti.com/blog/category/security-advisories/feed, and paste it into your RSS reader. You can also subscribe to other topics on the Ivanti IT Insights site by using the same method.

By subscribing to the Security Advisories blog, you can get notified of security advisories for all Ivanti products, but you can also filter them by product name, date, or keyword. You can also read the full details of the security advisories, such as the vulnerability description, impact, solution, and references.

Impact and Mitigation

The lack of a way to opt-in to specific security advisories can have a negative impact on your Ivanti boxes and your overall security posture. Some of the possible impacts are:

• You may miss important security advisories for your products, if you do not check the Ivanti community or the Ivanti IT Insights site regularly, or if you ignore the notifications that are not relevant to your products.
• You may waste time and resources on security advisories that are not relevant to your products, if you check them all and try to apply them to your systems.
• You may expose your systems to unnecessary risks, if you apply patches or updates that are not compatible with your products or configurations.

To mitigate these impacts, you should follow some best practices, such as:

• Monitor the Ivanti community and the Ivanti IT Insights site for security advisories, and use the methods described above to get notified of the ones that are relevant to your products.
• Verify the applicability and compatibility of the security advisories for your products, before applying them to your systems. You can use the Ivanti Endpoint Security server to scan your systems for vulnerabilities and patches, and use the Ivanti Patch Manager to deploy them.
• Test the patches or updates in a non-production environment, before applying them to your production environment. You can use the Ivanti Portal Manager to create a test group of devices and schedule the patch deployment.
• Backup your systems and data, before applying any patches or updates. You can use the Ivanti Endpoint Manager to perform backup and recovery tasks.

Conclusion

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Notifications are a useful feature that can help you keep your systems secure and up to date. However, Ivanti does not offer a way to opt-in to specific security advisories, which can be a challenge for customers who use Ivanti products. In this article, we have discussed some possible ways to configure Ivanti Notifications to receive only the security advisories that are relevant to your products, such as joining the product forum groups and subscribing to the Security Advisories blog. We have also discussed the impact of this issue on your Ivanti boxes and how to mitigate it. We hope this article has been helpful and informative for you. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for reading.