How can you use one of the microsoft baselines that come with the security compliance manager and see how one of your live systems compares to the microsoft recommendations (i.e. each baseline has what seems to be 3 columns of recommendation, default, microsoft, customised)? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc677002.aspx What tool does the actual "compliance checking", as it doesnt seem to be security compliance manager itself?

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. Regarding this issue, I suggest we seek help in our SCM forum. There you can get more effective suggestion by other experts who familiar with this product. Your understanding is appreciated. Security and Compliance Management http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/compliancemanagement/threads Have a nice day. Regards Kevin

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. Regarding this issue, I suggest we seek help in our SCM forum. There you can get more effective suggestion by other experts who familiar with this product. Your understanding is appreciated. Security and Compliance Management http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/compliancemanagement/threads Have a nice day. Regards Kevin