This section provides essential identifiers and definitions serving as context for the subsequent configuration and event data artifacts. Understanding these concepts is crucial for effective security monitoring. Important Note: For Windows to generate security audit events,…
Security Principals are entities in Windows that authentication systems recognize and assign permissions and rights to. Each principal has a unique Security Identifier (SID). The main types are: User Accounts: Represent people or service identities. Local User Accounts: Stored…
Modern computer systems run multiple programs concurrently, alongside the critical Operating System (OS) itself. To prevent errors or malicious actions in one program from corrupting the OS or other programs, the CPU enforces different levels of privilege, known as execution…
