Environment
Netiq Secure Configuration Manager 5.8.1
Situation
Access to backup files security check returns a -1 for the the CIS Benchmark for Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Netbios security check returns an error when run as part of the SOX Cobit template.
Netbios security check returns an error when run as part of the SOX Cobit template.
Resolution
The SQL Server backup files permissions security check now handles the case where the backup files are not present. The NetBIOS check now handles cases where DHCP-related registry key are not present.
To obtain the updated version of these checks download the latest Autosync packages and apply Security Checks for SQL Server and Windows (November 2010).
Cause
The SQL Server backup files permissions security check did not handle the case where no backup files were present.
The Netbios Security check did not handle the absence of the DHCP registry value indicating it was not enabled.
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB72694