Chapter 2. Native MS Security Tools and Configuration
In Chapter 1, Operating System and Baseline Security, we talked about baseline security and creating a baseline security template using Microsoft Security Configuration Wizard (SCW). In this chapter, I will introduce another powerful Microsoft tool called Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM). As its name suggests, it is a platform for managing and maintaining your security and compliance polices.
At this point, we have established baseline security based on your business requirement, using Microsoft SCW. These polices can be a pure reflection of your business requirements. However, in an enterprise world, you have to consider compliance, regulations, other industry standards, and best ...
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