Auditing Features Course

Windows logs tell us how our computer is doing and whether we should focus on any piece of hardware or software to fix an impending issue that could result in a breach.

45 minutes

Course description

Using Windows logs is a quick way to view the status of our Windows 10 hosts. Covered in this course are the various types of logs in Windows 10 and how to use them to troubleshoot programs and services. This can lead to a healthier computing environment that is better suited to being protected from hackers and malware.

Syllabus

Using Disk Quotas

Video - 00:09:00
Watch a demonstration of how to set up and configure disk quotas to protect your computer from other users filling up your hard drives.
Security Logs Demo

Video - 00:08:00
Watch a demonstration of how security logs can protect your Windows 10 host.
Security Logs

Video - 00:01:00
A discussion of how security logs can protect your Windows 10 host.
System Logs Demo

Video - 00:08:00
Watch a demonstration of how system logs can protect your Windows 10 host.
System Logs

Video - 00:01:00
A discussion of how system logs can protect your Windows 10 host.
Application Logs Demo

Video - 00:16:00
Watch a demonstration of how application logs can protect your Windows 10 host.
Application Logs

Video - 00:01:00
A discussion of how application logs can protect your Windows 10 host.

Meet the author

Robert McMillen

Professor Robert McMillen is a college instructor with over 50 technical certifications. He has an MBA and teaches Computer Science at Portland based colleges. Robert has earned multiple MCSEs and an MCT from Microsoft. He is the owner of Tech Publishing, a Portland-based network new media company. Robert has over 20 years of experience in network engineering and earned certifications from companies like Microsoft, Checkpoint, IBM, and Cisco. Some of his higher profile jobs have been restoring email for the government to prosecute Enron executives, training the network vulnerability assessment team for the U.S. Army, and relocating the Xbox world for Microsoft.

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