Microsoft® Windows® Security Resource Kit, Second Edition
by Ben Smith, Brian Komar, The Microsoft Security Team
Best Practices
Use Group Policy to deploy a security baseline. Use Group Policy to deploy security settings on computers running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Because GPOs can easily be refreshed and are always applied by clients, they are an excellent method of ensuring a consistent security baseline and additional level of security for computers based on their role.
Use caution when delegating authority over Group Policy. Administrators who manage Group Policy can easily compromise the security of your network by maliciously or accidentally deploying security templates or security-related settings that weaken or remove the base security of computers that run Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
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