Microsoft Solution Accelerators Security & Compliance

Security Compliance Manager 3.0 now available for download!

khengest — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:53:00 GMT

Secure your environment with SCM 3.0! The Security Compliance Manager (SCM) is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage the computers in your environment and your private cloud using...(read more)

The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 is now available!

Tom Cloward - MSFT — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:01:00 GMT

Get the most out of Windows Server 2012 with new features that help you to quickly identify, classify, and protect data in your private cloud! This toolkit is designed to help you to: Identify, classify, and protect data on file servers in your...(read more)

There's still time to participate in the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 8 Beta review!

Tom Cloward - MSFT — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:30:00 GMT

The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 8 Beta (DCT) review period will soon close, but there is still time to participate. Thanks to all of you who have already downloaded the beta release and provided us with your feedback. Your input helps...(read more)

Quickly Identify, Classify and Protect your Data on Windows "8" Servers!

Tom Cloward - MSFT — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Announcing the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server "8" Beta! A successful data classification program requires careful planning in these critical areas: Identification of applicable IT GRC authority documents. Documentation...(read more)

Repost: Data, Data Everywhere. Not a Control to Waste!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:52:47 GMT

Had to repost this awesome write-up from our fearless leader Chase: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2012/04/11/data-data-everywhere-not-a-control-to-waste.aspx Rock on. -jeff...(read more)

Security Compliance Manager (SCM) version 2.5 now available

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:34:00 GMT

You’ve been asking for Exchange Server baselines. You’ve been waiting for the Windows 7 SP1 baseline update. They are all available now in SCM v2.5! SCM 2.5 includes a number of new and updated baselines, empowering you to manage configuration...(read more)

Version 2 of the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM 2) is now available for download!

Vlad.Pigin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:28:00 GMT

SCM makes configuration management for both computers and your private cloud a snap! Security Compliance Manager 2 is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage your computers, traditional...(read more)

Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 - Now Available

Gunjan Jain [MSFT] — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:08:00 GMT

Identify, classify, and protect data across targeted file servers in your organization The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce that the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available for download. Download...(read more)

SCM v2 Beta: LocalGPO Rocks!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:59:00 GMT

This is a guest blog post by Alan Burchill who is an IT Consultant for over 10 years and a Group Policy MVP. He is also the author of the Group Policy Center web site and you can also follow him on twitter at @alanburchill . Along with the recent release...(read more)

SCM v2 Beta: What happened to the EC + SSLF?

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:23:00 GMT

I can feel this becoming a FAQ, so I wanted to blog on this early in the Beta . :) I forgot to mention in my Beta announcement anything about the new 'severity' you see on settings, whoops. The text below is a copy and paste from the IE9 Security Guide...(read more)

SCM v2 (BETA) + New Baselines Available to Download

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT

[ UPDATE: September 6th, 2011 ] The Beta review period for SCM2 ended August 31st, 2011 (and the download is no longer available). We've been working on stabilizing the build and meeting release requirements. Look for the RTW of SCM2 on September 15th...(read more)

HIPAA or PCI or FISMA Baseline? (FAQ)

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:23:41 GMT

A teammate of mine posted a FAQ this week about the GRC space and how it intersects with Microsoft Baselines. Check it out! http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/grc-baselines-made-easy.aspx -jeff PS - for those of you...(read more)

New IT Governance and Compliance Solution Accelerator - Beta available for download Now!

Gunjan Jain [MSFT] — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:39:00 GMT

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team has a new IT governance, risk, and compliance (IT GRC) Solution Acclerator beta release you should check out. It’s called the the Data Classification Toolkit (DCT) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and it helps...(read more)

SCM v2 (CTP) Available to Download

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:50:00 GMT

UPDATE : The SCM v2 CTP has been removed from MS Connect, please download the SCM v2 Beta . Thanks for the patience! -jeff [Jun 27th, 2011] Hello everyone! You’ve all been very patient with the SCM team and I wanted to thank you for that....(read more)

Wow, great SCM demo video on TechNet Edge

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:26:00 GMT

Hello SCM people! Yes, I'm way behind on email. Sorry if I owe you a reply! We are DAYS away from releasing the SCM v2 CTP featuring GPO Import. Let me wrap this baby up and you will see it shortly on MS Connect. Thanks for the patience! Check out...(read more)

Happy Holidays from the SCM team!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:47:00 GMT

I’ve been heads-down with the SCM Engineering Team the last couple of weeks planning the next release of Security Compliance Manager (SCM) , version 2.0. I’m pretty excited about this release – it is going to take the application / solution...(read more)

Updated version of SCM now available (SCM v1.1.3)

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Hello from the SCM Engineering team here in Redmond/Seattle!! We’ve got another update to Security Compliance Manager (SCM) , this time it is version 1.1.3. J There is only one minor change in this updated version: SCM Import: fixed ability...(read more)

SCM wiki wiki, wiki wiki

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:52:00 GMT

Whenever I hear the word wiki I always hear a sound like a DJ scratching a record - wiki wiki. :) I'm happy to announce the SCM team has started an SCM Wiki on TechNet . This is the part of the blog post where I invite you to contribute to...(read more)

Post-Thanksgiving food coma ends - baselines restored

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:23:48 GMT

If you experienced trouble downloading baselines last week , we are very sorry about the trouble! We realized the problem on Tuesday November 23 rd and had a bit of a “snow delay” getting the baselines restored. I am happy to report all is...(read more)

Whoops, sorry about the baseline troubles!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:57:00 GMT

If you haven’t heard, Seattle was hit hard by snow and ice yesterday. It took some people up to 10 hours to get home last night . Holy cow! I was lucky – my boss advised I go home yesterday at about 12 noon and I was sitting in my apartment...(read more)

New version of SCM causes peace on Earth

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:41:00 GMT

Well... I might be exaggerating just a bit about the “peace on Earth”, but it’s a worthy goal isn’t it!? :) I’m writing this post for a couple reasons: 1. Announce an updated version of Microsoft Security Compliance...(read more)

New IT GRC solutions for Microsoft System Center Service Manager now available for download!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:51:00 GMT

Start shifting the enforcement and management of IT GRC requirements from people to Microsoft technologies with the IT GRC Process Management Pack and the IT Compliance Management Series The Microsoft ® Solution Accelerators team is pleased to...(read more)

New beta setting packs for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8

Tom Cloward - MSFT — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:40:00 GMT

The Solution Accelerators team is happy to announce the most recent additions to the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta Review Program: new setting packs for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8. Join the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta...(read more)

The future of security baseline management has arrived: Download the Security Compliance Manager!

Vladis — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:35:00 GMT

The Security Compliance Manager is now available for download! Windows 7 security just got easier. The tool includes support for this and other Microsoft operating systems and applications. Many thanks to those of you who participated in the beta review...(read more)

NOW OPEN: Microsoft Security Compliance Manager version 1.0 Beta Review Program!

Jeff Sigman MSFT — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:00 GMT

The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the beta release of Microsoft Security Compliance Manager version 1.0, an end-to-end Solution Accelerator to help you plan, deploy, operate, and manage your security baselines for Windows® client and...(read more)