Get Started with FIM
Built on our revolutionary Cloud Agent technology, Qualys File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) logs and centrally tracks file change events across your global IT assets. We will help you get started quickly.
Onboard to FIM in Few Steps
When you are a new user to the FIM you can quickly set up and start using FIM with minimal efforts using the onboarding process. The process guides through each step, from choosing a framework to setting up notifications.
To set up FIM, follow these steps:
- From the FIM home page, click Start Onboarding.
- Select the compliance regulation (such as, PCI-DSS, or HIPAA) that aligns with your organization's requirements.
- The default monitoring profile is displayed according to your selected compliance standard. You can click View Rules to view the list of rules in the particular profile.
- (Optional) Enable File Access Monitoring (FAM) to track unauthorized access to sensitive data in real-time.
- The predefined set of correlation rules defined by Qualys is displayed for detecting and monitoring file changes to meet your compliance requirements.
- View and select the default predefined reporting rules based on your selected compliance.
- Configure alert notifications to keep stakeholders informed of critical file events or when reports are generated.
Once the set-up is complete, you will start receiving real-time events and alerts.
Start Here
These tutorials provides help to start tracking file change events in minutes.
Install Cloud Agents (using the CA app)
Enable FIM in a CA configuration Profile (using the CA app)
Configure Correlation Rules to Auto Create Incidents
Configure Rule-Based Alerts for Events and Incidents
Check for Events
The search box on the Events tab gives you the power and flexibility to search all your events instantly and investigate details about them.
View assets impacted by FIM events
Create Reports
Troubleshooting
Issues for FIM on Linux - Agent Binary (v4.1 or later)
Dynamic Dashboards
Dynamic dashboards help you visualize your event data and get up to date views of your assets in real-time. Add widgets with search queries to see exactly what you're interested in.