The log-on/log-off category of the Windows security log gives you the ability to monitor all attempts to access the local computer. In this article I’ll examine each log-on type in greater detail and ...

In Event Viewer, the errors logged are common, and you will come across different errors with different Event IDs. The events that are recorded in the security logs usually will be either of the ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

Note: An earlier version of the story used "key" in the headline as a synonym for "critical." The result read as a possible reference to "keylogging," which was not the intent. The word was changed ...

Network security logs are a ubiquitous record of system runtime states and messages of system activities and events. They become the primary source of system behavior and are critical when triaging ...