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v9.7.0 Release Notes for CyBlock Software & Virtual Appliance Release Notes

Ehancements

  • Proxy
    • Authentication
      • Added Negotiate/Kerberos authentication to CyBlock. 
  • System
    • Arrays
      • Fixed encoded version file issue preventing product updates occurring on secondaries after starting upgrade on primary.
  • Filtering
    • Added flag to disable forced ssl inspection when secure website is blocked.

Corrections

  • Reporting
    • PDF
      • Added code to attempt to resolve PDF report conversion executable when error condition exists.

v9.7.0 Release Notes for Cyfin

Enhancements

  • Reporting
    • Replaced network selection when running report from single drop-down to multi select option.
  • System
    • Heath Monitoring
      • Added module for monitoring metric server integrity. This module will ensure that the metric server is up and running and is receiving new data. It also includes option to ensure that enough data is being retained based on each company’s retention policy. If error is detected, email will be sent to configured address(es). 
    • Java Runtime Engine
      • Upgraded to newer Java engine that results in vast improvements in performance requiring less memory and CPU running the product. Supporting libraries have been updated to take advantage of new optimizations.
    • Secure Interface
      •  Added ability to import encrypted keys by addition of new password field when configuring custom certificate.
  • URL List
    • Otherwise
      • Added new otherwise data upload that includes more detail on the raw request for increased list accuracy and detail. All details still do not contain any private information allowing identification of source.
  • System
    • Arrays
      • Fixed encoded version file issue preventing product updates occurring on secondaries after starting upgrade on primary. 
  • Log Configurations
    • Prisma
      • Added support for Prisma Cloud. 
    • FortiGate
      • Updated FortiGate configuration to set the doc id for forward records that belong to the same session.
    • Sophos XGS 3300
      • Added support for Sophos XGS 3300.
    • Syslog
      • Added option to rotate syslog files hourly for creating manageable log files. This works in concert with hourly importing of syslog data. This option is recommended for customers that have large amounts of data where direct importing is causing high CPU and memory demand.

Corrections

  • Reporting
    • PDF
      • Added code to attempt to resolve PDF report conversion executable when error condition exists.
  • Data Management
    • Log Data Setup
      • Corrected timezone preview showing 24 hour format plus am/pm designation.
    • Metric Data Deletion
      • Fixed scheduled metric data deletion not purging Microsoft O365 data.

v9.6.7 Release Notes for Cyfin

Enhancements

  • System
    • License
      • Updated the evaluation licensing system allowing the product to request trials for Firewall, O365, Defender, and VPN modules.
      • Updated EULA agreement. 
  • Log Configurations
    • CheckPoint
      • Updated CheckPoint configuration to make use of new session capabilities.
    • BlueCoat
      • Added new BlueCoat configuration using new parser system.
  • Reporting
    • Visualizer
      • Added event logging reporting for interface logons and report generation requests.  
    • Parser
      • Updated parser to allow for import of records that contain just application name and no URL.
      • Session
        • Updated parser to be able to identify and update log entries that belong to the same session. This includes updating the session end time and the number of bytes that was transferred for example.
      • Templates
        • Updated the template audit section to sort additional number fields as descending by default.
        • Added ability to filter based on session duration by seconds.
      • FortiGate
        • Added ability to disabled session tracking for faster start and stop time lookup.
        • Added throttling to prevent resource starvation when importing session data.
  • Data Management
    • Log Data Setup
      • Added ability to use epoch time in seconds instead of just milliseconds and nanoseconds.

Corrections

  • User Management
    • Groups and IDs
      • AD import
        • Changed Permission Group label to Security Group to align with industry standard.
      • Logon Accounts
        • Corrected 2-factor authentication issue with newly created AD accounts that prevent logging in.
  • Data Management
    • Log Data Setup
      • Fixed the date time configuration for data source to properly adjust the timezone based on the system default.
    • Logfile Viewer
      • Prevent screen from showing license upgrade required for older configurations.
  • Reporting
    • No longer not excluding category or application for configurations for records that do not contain URL.
    • Templates
      • Corrected issue that doubled the configured fields in the section when editing an Audit section.

v9.6.6.c Release Notes for CyBlock Software & Virtual Appliance Release Notes

Enhancements

  • Secure Communication
    • Added communication client to talk to Wavecrest App Center.
      • Added communication for requesting evaluation license for Reporting modules (Firewall, O365,etc etc).
  • Reporting
    • Templates
      • When creating audit section and sorting by Bytes, order by Bytes descending instead of default of Date ascending.

Corrections

  • Reports
    • Fixed the total row in the Top Classifications table in Site Analysis report to display the word Total instead of Neutral.

v9.6.6.c Release Notes for Cyfin

Enhancements

  • Secure Communication
    • Added communication client to talk to Wavecrest App Center.
      • Added communication for requesting evaluation license for Reporting modules (Firewall, O365,etc etc).
  • Reporting
    • Templates
      • When creating audit section and sorting by Bytes, order by Bytes descending instead of default of Date ascending.
  • Log Configurations
    • Updated FortiGate parser to properly handle Web session logging in FortiGate where multiple URLs are visited during a single session. Byte field is calculated for each request during the session (if present). 
  • Firewall Reporting
    • Templates
      • Added FortiGate option for Data Type in Report Templates to create sections for FortiGate firewall data.
  • Data Management
    • Log Data Setup
      • Updated configuration wizard to allow customer to choose Wavecrest categories or the categories contained in the device log (if present).
      • Added ability to enable or disable firewall data collection.
        • If License upgrade is required for Firewall module, a link is provided to request a free trial using new Secure Communication component.
      • Added ability to define timezone when no timezone is configured in the device log.

Corrections

  • Reports
    • Fixed the total row in the Top Classifications table in Site Analysis report to display the word Total instead of Neutral.

v9.6.6.a Release Notes for CyBlock Appliance

Enhancements

  • Reports
    • Templates
      • Updated libraries used by Report Template to eliminate potential vulnerabilities. 
    • Dashboard
      • Visualizer
        • Updated libraries used by visualizer to eliminate potential vulnerabilities.

Corrections

  • Reports
    • Templates
      • Corrected issue with running reports on nested groups where users from a subgroup would not be included in report.
    • Dashboard
      • Visualizer
        • Corrected issue with editing a panel where the bar chart previews would not render.

v9.6.6.a Release Notes for Cyfin

Enhancements

  • Reports
    • Templates
      • Updated libraries used by Report Template to eliminate potential vulnerabilities. 
    • Dashboard
      • Visualizer
        • Updated libraries used by visualizer to eliminate potential vulnerabilities.

Corrections

  • Reports
    • Templates
      • Corrected issue with running reports on nested groups where users from a subgroup would not be included in report.
    • Dashboard
      • Visualizer
        • Corrected issue with editing a panel where the bar chart previews would not render.

V9.6.6 Release Notes for CyBlock Directory Agent

Enhancements

  • User Management
    • Logon Accounts
      • Added 2-factor authentication to logon accounts. When enabled for an account using the edit Logon Account screen, an email code is sent to the corresponding email address each time that user logs on.

Corrections

  • User Management
    • Logon Accounts
      • Corrected issue when editing logon accounts that leads to password being reset.