Manage Security Validation Content

The Content Settings page allows you to disable the Content Service or automatically applied Content Service imports. You can also import or export content and see what content is available.

In the Content Service Sync table (MA-SV only), you can see the following information:

• Content Service status

• Last Completed Sync of the Content Service

• Next Sync of the Content Service

Content Settings area (MA-SV view)

In the Content Updates table, you can see the following information:

• File Name

• Status

• Minimum Version

• Action Count

• Sequence Count

• Evaluation Count

• File Count

• Uploaded By 

• Applied By 

• Timestamp

• Actions

In the Action, Sequence, Evaluation, and File Count columns, the number without parentheses indicates the total number of those items in the content pack. The number inside the parentheses indicates the number of items included in the content pack that are not currently in your Director, either because they are new or an updated version of an existing item.

When content is uploaded by the Content Service, no user is recorded under the Applied By column.

Content Updates table (MA-SV view)

Content packs imported in the past 90 days are listed in the Actions Library, allowing you to quickly identify and run new and updated Actions.

Disable or enable the Content Service (MA-SV only)

When you enable the Content Service, it determines automatic reception of content, which is then automatically downloaded and staged on the Director when Mandiant approves it. When disabled, you must manually apply any desired content packs.

If your license was created or renewed after January 1, 2022, Enable Content Service must be set to Yes under Advanced Settings and cannot be modified. For these licenses, if communication doesn't occur at least once every 15 days, your Director will stop running Jobs until a connection occurs. The connection tracking is included in the Operational Status monitoring. See Operational Status for more information.

1. Go to Settings > Director Settings.
2. From the Settings menu, click Content.
3. Click Content Service Actions.
4. Select one of the following options, after which the Disable / Enable Content Service window displays:
   • Disable Content Service

   • Enable Content Service

5. Click Confirm to disable or enable Content Service.

Disable or enable auto apply content service imports (MA-SV only)

The Auto Apply Content Service setting controls whether content downloaded through the Content Service is automatically applied to the Director after it has been staged. When you disable this feature, you must manually import each staged pack in a similar fashion to manual VAS pack uploads in the application. The default for this setting depends on the initial version of the Director.

1. Go to Settings > Director Settings.
2. From the Settings menu, click Content.
3. Click Content Service Actions.

4. Select one of the following options:
   A flash card message displays that confirms your selection.

   • Disable Auto Apply Content Service Imports
   • Enable Auto Apply Content Service Imports

Check for content (MSV only)

Follow these steps to manually refresh the Content Service and check for updates.

1. Go to Settings > Director Settings.
2. From the Settings menu, click Content.
3. Click Check for Content.
   

   Content Updates (MSV view)

Import content

You can download the latest content pack and import it manually.

1. Go to Settings > Director Settings.
2. From the Settings menu, click Content, and then click Import Content.
3. Navigate to and select the content pack (.vas file) you want to import and then click Import.
   If you select the wrong content pack or import a duplicate, you can delete it after the import completes.
4. In the Import Content table, locate your uploaded content pack and, from its Action column, click Apply Import.
5. Optional. To see the specific content that was imported, click the number in the Action, Sequence, Evaluation, or file count column.
   

   Viewing imported Sequences

Export content

1. Go to Settings > Director Settings.
2. From the Settings menu, click Content.
3. Click Export Content and select the approval checks and type of content to export.
   If you select VID, enter one or more VIDs, separated by commas.
4. Click Export.
   

   Select Content to export