Documentation - V-254882

Title

Tanium Computer Groups must be used to restrict console users from affecting changes to unauthorized computers.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Computer Groups allow a site running Tanium to assign responsibility of specific Computer Groups to specific Tanium console users. By doing so, a desktop administrator, for example, will not have the ability to enforce an action against a high visibility server. For large sites, it is crucial to have the Computer Groups. While a smaller site might not seem to require Computer Groups, creating them provides for a cleaner implementation. All sites will be required to have some ki...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

1. Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to the Tanium Server, access the Tanium Server web user interface (UI) and log on with multi-factor authentication. 2. Click "Administration" on the top navigation banner. 3. Select the "Computer Groups" tab. 4. Configure specific Computer Groups to facilitate the management of computers by authorized individuals for those computers. Note: Tanium offers two ways to define computer groups. Refer to documentation for explanation found here: https://docs.tanium.com/platform_user/platform_user/console_computer_groups.html#Computer_Group_types.