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Security Event Logs: Importance, best practices, and management
Understanding security event logs for stronger cybersecurity.
Whether a multinational corporation or a small business, organizations face ever-increasing risks of data theft, insider threats, and system intrusions. In 2025, the security landscape is further complicated by the growing influence of artificial intelligence, as cybercriminals are leveraging AI to enhance the sophistication and scale of attacks. One of the most powerful tools for detecting and responding to attacks is the humble security event logs.
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Top 5 Windows Security logs everyone should collect
It goes without saying that across your business infrastructure, there should be a commitment to protect not only the hardware and software assets, but the plethora of data that is transmitted through and stored in it. However, to successfully safeguard such data, it is imperative to have an effective audit policy in place that includes the collection of security events as its essential component.
Windows provides a wealth of security logs that are visible in the built-in Security channel of Event Viewer.
