January 27, 2000 01:58 PM

Introducing the NT Security Log

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"Introducing" is an appropriate title. The article does not attempt to drill down into specific enterprise security settings, rather, it introduces the reader to the potential, and limitations of the Event Viewer logs. The issues of what to realistically do to enhance those limitations are but briefly touched as referrals to other, previous, articles. Not unacceptable in an introduction document. While there is considerable print dedicated to preserving logs for scrutiny, too little was spent in what to actually look for, and how. Perhaps the follow up articles will cover those topics in greater detail.

George Hartnell 6/29/2000 5:44:27 PM


This article sucked!

It was just basic information that *should* be common knowledge for anyone who reads it.
Where are the real security tips?
Where are detailed descriptions about critical events?


Matt Minnis 6/21/2000 12:49:32 PM


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