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Cortex XSIAM Administrator Guide

Product
Cortex XSIAM
Creation date
2023-10-30
Last date published
2024-03-28
Category
Administrator Guide
Abstract

Learn how to configure exceptions from your baseline policy.

To allow full granularity, Cortex XSIAM enables you to create exceptions from your baseline policy. With these exceptions you can remove specific folders or paths from evaluation, or disable specific security modules. You can configure exception rules for Cortex XSIAM protection and prevention actions in a centralized location, and apply them across multiple profiles. The exceptions can be configured from SettingsException Configuration.

Prior to Cortex XSIAM version 1.3, Legacy Agent Exceptions and Support Exceptions were configured through their relevant profiles.

Starting with version 1.3, Cortex XSIAM enables you to manage the Legacy Agent Exceptions and Support Exception configurations from a central location and easily apply them across multiple profiles in the Agent Exceptions Management page. 

To manage the Prevention profile exceptions from Exception Configuration, you must first migrate your existing exceptions configured via profiles. Your existing exception profiles are migrated per module.

Cortex XSIAM simulates the migration to enable you to review the results before activating the migration.

To run the simulation and migrate your exception configurations,

  1. Select SettingsException ConfigurationLegacy Exceptions and click Start Simulation.

  2. Review the Legacy Agent Exceptions and the Support Exception Rules.

  3. You can then Activate the new agent management page or Cancel to continue using the Prevention Profiles to configure individual exceptions.

Important

If you don't migrate the legacy exceptions, you can continue to create exceptions through the profiles.

After the migration, you can Add a Support Exception Rule or Create a Legacy Exception Rule.