This recipe shows how the System Center tools, in addition to Security Compliance Manager, work together and it also explains the focus of each tool.
In order to create a successful compliance program, you must have a clear understanding of your goals and regulatory and business requirements. This information is key in understanding which control objectives are required and which control activities fulfill your goals and requirements, that is, your control objectives. You should have already worked through Chapter 1, Starting the Compliance Process for Small Businesses and Chapter 5, Starting an Enterprise Compliance Program.
Based on your company and regulatory requirements, you must create your control objectives. As mentioned in Chapter 5, Starting an Enterprise Compliance Program, there are libraries, such as the Unified Compliance Framework (UCF), that provide control objectives and control...