In part 1 of 2 for this interview with the program managers of the security guides Jose Maldonado and Vlad Pigin, and test lead Bora Gaurav we cover a number of topics including:

• What the differences are between the 2003 security guide and the new Server 2008 security guide
• What are some of the "deal killers" for most people to be able to run in the specialized security limited functionality (SSLF) mode versus the Enterprise Client mode (EC)
• Briefly go through the basic steps to implement
  • Establish an acceptable security baseline (EC or SSLF)
  • Run the GPO accelerator tool to deploy the baseline
  • Deploy the server roles (if you haven't already done this)
  • Secure the individual roles using SCW / GPO accelerator tool / guide & checklist
• How to implement the guide using a different OU structure than mentioned in the guide.

You can download the Windows Server 2008 security guide here.