I have visions of regularly dumping and clearing Windows event logs and storing them in the medium-long term in a SQL database.<BR><BR>Why? So I can query them -<BR>"Show me all previous occurances of ...

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 ...

Windows Update uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to generate diagnostic logs in Windows 11/10, and save them in the .etl file format. The reason why this has been done is that it reduces disk space ...

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 ...

SIEM and SOAR allow enterprises to collect and correlate log event data but may not be the ideal choice for every organization. Microsoft’s Windows Event Forwarding aggregates system event logs from ...

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 ...

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.

The Event Viewer logs events that lead to errors. The event logs can help you understand what triggered or where exactly the issue is coming from so you can be apply ...

A sophisticated campaign utilizes a novel anti-detection method. Researchers have discovered a malicious campaign utilizing a never-before-seen technique for quietly planting fileless malware on ...