Creating and Copying a Security Report

Scenario

SecMaster provides you with security reports. You can monitor security status of your resources promptly via security reports.

This section describes how to create a security report and how to quickly create a security report by copying an existing template.

Limitations and Constraints

A maximum of 10 security reports (including daily, weekly, and monthly reports) can be created in a workspace of an account.

Prerequisites

Your SecMaster professional edition is available.

Creating a Report

1. Log in to the SecMaster console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 1 Workspace management page
   

5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Security Situation > Security Reports.
   Figure 2 Security Reports
   

6. On the Security Reports page, click to go to the basic configuration page.
7. Configure basic information of the report.

   Table 1 Report parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Report Name	Mandatory. Name of the custom report. The report name can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) only. Enter 1 to 30 characters.
   Schedule	Select a report type. Daily: SecMaster collects security information from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 of the previous day by default. Weekly: SecMaster collects statistics on security information from 00:00:00 on Monday to 23:59:59 on Sunday of the previous week. Monthly: SecMaster collects statistics on security information from 00:00:00 on the first day to 23:59:59 on the last day of the previous month. Custom: Customize a time range.
   Data Scope	This field displays the data scope based on Schedule you specified. You do not need to manually configure this parameter. If you select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly for Schedule, the system displays the report data scope accordingly.
   Schedule	If you select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly for Schedule, you still need to set when you want SecMaster to send reports. Daily: By default, SecMaster sends a report that includes security information generated from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 on the previous day every day at the time you specify. Weekly: Set the time when the weekly report is sent. By default, the system sends a report for the data from 00:00:00 last Monday to 23:59:59 last Sunday. Monthly: By default, the system sends a report that includes the security information for the previous month on a monthly basis at the time you specify.
   Email Subject	Set the subject of the email for sending the report.
   Recipient Email	Add the email address of each recipient. You can add up to 100 email addresses. Separate multiple email addresses with semicolons (;). Example: test01@example.com;test02@example.com
   (Optional) Copy To	Add the email address of each recipient you want to copy the report to. You can add up to 100 email addresses. Separate multiple email addresses with semicolons (;). Example: test03@example.com;test04@example.com
   (Optional) Remarks	Remarks for the security report.

8. Click Next: Report Choose in the lower right corner.
9. On the Report Selection page, select a report template from the left. Then, you can preview the report layout in the right pane.

   If Schedule is set to Daily, select the Daily Report layout.

   If Schedule is set to Weekly, select the Weekly Report layout.

   If Schedule is set to Monthly, select the Monthly Report layout.

10. Click Complete in the lower right corner. On the displayed Security Reports page, view the created report.
11. You can also download, send, share, edit, copy, and delete security reports on the Security Reports page.
    • Download a report: On the Security Reports page, click More in the lower right corner of the report you want to download and choose Download from the drop-down list. On the report preview page displayed, click Download in the upper part. In the dialog box displayed, select a report format and click OK. The system automatically downloads the report in the format you select to your local PC.
    • Share a report: On the Security Reports page, click More in the lower right corner of the report you want to share, and click Share in the drop-down list. In the dialog box displayed, click Copy to share the report.

      Then, click OK to close the dialog box.

    • Send a report: On the Security Reports page, click More in the lower right corner of the report you want to send, and click Send in the drop-down list. On the report preview page displayed, click Send in the upper part of the page. In the dialog box displayed, configure the recipient information. Then, click Send. The following information needs to be configured:
      • Title: Set the subject of the email for sending the report.
      • Recipient: Add the email address of the recipient.
        • You can add up to 100 email addresses.
        • Separate multiple email addresses with commas (,). Example: test01@example.com,test02@example.com
      • Copy To: Enter the email addresses of other recipients.
        • You can add up to 100 email addresses.
        • Separate multiple email addresses with commas (,). Example: test01@example.com,test02@example.com
      • Remarks: You can provide remarks for the security report.
      • Data Scope: Time range during which the data is reported. You need to configure this parameter only if you select Custom for Schedule. If you use the Daily Report, Weekly Report, or Monthly Report template to generate a report, you do not need to configure this parameter.
    • Edit a report: On the Security Reports page, click Edit under the report to be edited. For details, see Managing Security Reports.
    • Copy a report: On the Security Reports page, click Copy under the report you want to copy. For details, see Copying a Report.
    • Delete a report: On the Security Reports page, click Delete under the report you want to delete. For details, see Managing Security Reports.

Copying a Report

1. Log in to the SecMaster console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 3 Workspace management page
   

5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Security Situation > Security Reports.
   Figure 4 Security Reports
   

6. Select a report template and click Copy.
7. Edit basic information of the report.
8. Click Next: Select Report Template in the lower right corner. On the displayed report configuration page, modify the report content.
9. Click Complete in the lower right corner. On the displayed Security Reports page, view the newly created report.

Related Operations

• Viewing a Security Report
• Downloading a Security Report
• Managing Security Reports: You can enable, disable, edit, and delete a security report.