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Microsoft has revised its "core" security guides.

Windows Server 2003 Security Guide
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14846
now integrates info on Service Pack 1 and Security Configuration Wizard. Three scenarios have been slightly modified and are now called Legacy Client (LC), Enterprise Client (EC), and Specialized Security – Limited Functionality (SSLF). The version history (from ReleaseNotes.txt):
v2.0 Released: December 27, 2005
v1.3 Released: January 22, 2004
v1.2 Released: August 14, 2003
v1.1 Released: April 28, 2003
v1.0 Originally Released: April 24, 2003

Threats and Countermeasures Guide
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=15160
From ReleaseNotes.txt: “Multiple changes to most of the chapters to reflect the new settings that are included in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 2.” The version history (from ReleaseNotes.txt):
v2.0 Released: December 27, 2005
v1.2 Released: January 22, 2004
v1.1 Released: August 14, 2003
v1.0 Originally Released: April 24, 2003

The last one was updated already earlier:

Windows XP Security Guide
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14840
Content quite heavily revised. The version history (from ReleaseNotes.txt):
v2.1 Released: October 20, 2005
v2.0 Released: August 25, 2004
v1.5 Released: January 22, 2004
v1.0 Originally Released: May 22, 2003