The default event logging in Windows 10 won't give you enough information to properly conduct intrusion forensics. These settings and tools will help you collect the needed log data. After a ...

I'm writing a Windows app in unmanaged C++ and want to log some simple events to the Application log. I'm normally a *nix guy and am used to being able to just call syslog() (or asl(3) on Mac OS X). I ...

Collecting too much log data overwhelms systems and staff. Centralized event log management lets you filter for the most significant security data. More companies are using their security logs to ...

If you want to enable or disable Protected Event Logging in Windows 11 and Windows 10, this step-by-step guide helps you go through the process. However, you must include an Encryption certificate if ...

Incident responders and blue teams have a new tool called Chainsaw that speeds up searching through Windows event log records to identify threats. The tool is designed to assist in the first-response ...

You can export the Event Viewer Logs into various formats. We have mentioned some of the most common ones below. Export Event Viewer Logs into .evtx, .XML, .csv and .txt files Export Event Viewer Logs ...

When an unexpected problem occurs in a Windows environment, the first step in resolving that problem is usually to gather information. After all, you need to know what happened before you can fix it.

Has anyone implemented an event logging system? I'm working in a 2008 R2 functional level domain, with all DCs set up as source computers and a 2008 r2 collection server, and I'm having a great deal ...

Japan's Computer Emergency Response Center (JPCERT/CC) has shared tips on detecting different ransomware gang's attacks based on entries in Windows Event Logs, providing timely detection of ongoing ...