technical solutions and commentary

Microsoft has a web site http://www.securityguidance.com where you can download the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT). It’s a questionnaire that you fill out and the tool provides an evaluation report for your security practices. It allows you yo compare your organization with others in your same industry segment. To complete this you’ll likely need some input from management and from IT to get an accurate report. It’s a pretty good tool for how quick it is to fill out.