Analyzing System Security
The Security Configuration And Analysis snap-in has that name for a reason: In addition to applying template settings (configuration), it compares a computer's current security settings with those in a security database file (analysis). This comparison provides an easy way to comprehensively review security settings. You can see which settings have been changed, how your computer compares with one of the highly secure template configurations, and so on.
To perform an analysis, open Security Configuration And Analysis in MMC and then create or open a security database. (See the preceding section, Applying Template Settings for details.) Right-click Security Configuration And Analysis and choose Analyze Computer Now. In ...
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