Have you ever scrolled through the Windows Server DHCP logs in the Notepad app while trying to troubleshoot something? Then you know that it's a tedious task. There are many alternatives to Notepad ...

Using the Windows Server 2003 Computer Management Console Event Viewer snap-in Your email has been sent Windows Server 2003 admins can benefit from using the various snap-ins included with the ...

Microsoft has always overlooked centralized logging in Windows. To date, the most effective way to centralize Windows Event Logs has been through event log to syslog tools and custom agents for the ...

This article is also available as a TechRepublic download. Most of the time, when a Windows related article talks about audit logs, those logs are security related. When it comes to the DHCP services ...

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 ...

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 ...

Any system can collect logs, but most security operations do a poor job of filtering them to find evidence of malicious activity. Here's where to start Most malicious computer attacks leave telltale ...

The Cranefly hacking group, aka UNC3524, uses a previously unseen technique of controlling malware on infected devices via Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server logs. Microsoft ...