Chapter 2. Implementing the First Steps of Basic Compliance
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Preparing for the creation of a compliance baseline
- Installing Security Compliance Manager
- Creating a compliance baseline using GPO to ensure system security
- Implementing the GPO Baseline into Active Directory
Introduction
Our compliance process starts with a simple tool called Microsoft Security Compliance Manager. This free tool allows you to create and centrally manage compliance baselines based on Group Policy Objects (GPOs). The tool is used to compare your GPOs against established standards and to export them for use within other configuration management tools. The focus of Security Compliance Manager is on technical compliance. It ...
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