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        Finding Significant Security Events

Section(s): Security
Published on Jul 20, 2005.
Last Modified on Jul 20, 2005.
Last Modified by Mitch Tulloch.
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How to sort the wheat from the chaff in Windows Security logs.

Windows Security logs can generate tons of events, but only a few of them may be significant to monitor for your environment. Security MVP Randy Smith provides you with a way of sorting the important stuff from the background noise, check out his Free Windows Security Log Quick Reference Chart from his website www.Ultimate.WindowsSecurity.com and it'll make your life as an admin a lot easier!

About Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is the book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch was also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008 and technical project lead for the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit, both books also from Microsoft Press. For more information on these and other books by Mitch, see www.mtit.com .