Standards
Standards are mandatory activities, actions, rules or regulations designed to provide policies with the support structure and direction they require to be meaningful and effective. A standard is defined as a specific product or mechanism that is selected for universal use throughout the organization in order to support the policy. Standards will cover regulatory compliance and will be a uniform implementation of technologies.
Baselines
Baselines are mandatory descriptions of how to implement security packages to ensure that implementations result in a consistent level of security throughout the organization. Different systems have different methods of handling security issues. Baselines are created to inform user groups about how to set up the security for each platform so that the desired level of security is achieved consistently.