The Windows Server 2008 Security Compliance Manager

A new helpful free tool from Microsoft, the Security Compliance Manager provides an end-to-end solution to help plan, deploy, and monitor the security baselines of computers running Windows Server 2008.

The Security Compliance Manager provides centralized security baseline management features, a baseline portfolio, customization capabilities, and security baseline export flexibility to accelerate your organization’s ability to efficiently manage the security and compliance process for the most widely used Microsoft technologies.

This tool allows you to access the complete database of Microsoft recommended security settings, customize your baselines, and then choose from multiple formats-including Desired Configuration Management (DCM) packs, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), XLS, or Group Policy objects (GPOs)-to export the baselines to your environment and automate the security baseline compliance verification process.

Combining use of a professional Web Application Firewall with the Security Compliance Manager will enable you to achieve a secure, reliable, and centralized IT environment that will help you better balance your organization’s needs for security and functionality.

To get more information about downloading a copy of the Security Compliance Manager visit Microsoft’s TechNet site.

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