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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐?
โJust apply the baselineโ is easy to sayโฆ but in production itโs rarely easy to do.
When I implement Security Baselines for customers, itโs usually a ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ because teams often donโt know:
โ ๏ธ what their Windows servers/desktops are actually using today
โ ๏ธ what their applications require to keep working
So the rollout becomes careful and slow. You apply changes in phases, often device by device, because you expect ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ – and without clear app requirements, you canโt prepare properly.
โธป
Recently I started collaborating with Forestall Security on their ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ platform. The main value of ISPM is continuous detection of Active Directory misconfigurations and vulnerabilities (the stuff that builds up over years and quietly creates attack paths).
But one extra feature I also like is this:
โ ย ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
ISPM can compare the current Windows OS configuration against a baseline you choose (e.g., CIS) and show you what will change before you enforce it.
Yes – there are other ways to do this (Policy Analyzer, manual comparisons, testing waves, etc.). But I simply like having this capability built into the same platform thatโs already ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐.
๐งช ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐?
Because of the collaboration you can get a free trial – https://academy.horizon-secured.com/p/forestall-ispm
Do you already use Security Baselines (CIS/Microsoft/custom)?
