Critical Vulnerabilities Addressed with Cognos Analytics 11.2.4 and 11.1.7 FP6

Hey. Remember the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities that had us scrambling last holiday season? Well…we’ve got some new vulnerabilities this holiday season that we should each assess in terms of potential risk to our organizations. Probably not as pervasive as the Log4j issues of old, but certainly worth evaluating. As is often the case, the vulnerabilities are mostly exploited via third party components used by IBM Cognos Analytics. Here are a few of the higher CVSS base score issues on IBM’s radar that were addressed with base 11.2.4 and Fix Pack 6 for 11.1.7…

Cognos AnalyticsCraig ColangeloDecember 30, 2022Cognos, Upgrade, CogboxComment

Introducing CogBox 2021.1

We’re pleased as punch to announce a brand new release of the CogBox from the mind of Cognos Paul. CogBox is the world’s premier Cognos productivity and customization extension designed to make your life easier. It includes productivity and usability enhancements as well as a library of custom controls and visualizations. Let’s dive into what you can expect in this release!

Cognos AnalyticsPMsquare Cognos Analytics Consulting TeamFebruary 25, 2021Cogbox, Cognos, Ryan Dolley, Custom ControlsComment

Make Your Own Cognos Controls with the CogBox Control Creator

One of the great features of the Bag o' Tricks section of CogBox is a control creator. This can be used to create template report objects, like custom controls. What's awesome about this, is that not only does this offer a place for PMsquare's controls, you can also use it to host your own.