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Detecting Anomalies and Events with Winlogbeat

Winlogbeat is an open-source log collector that ships Windows Event Logs to Elasticsearch or Logstash. In this course, you will learn the setup, configuration, and validation of Winlogbeat in an enterprise environment.

Michael Edie - Pluralsight course - Detecting Anomalies and Events with Winlogbeat
Michael Edie
What you'll learn

Centralized logging is a security best practice according to NIST and the Center for Internet Security. So, how can we aggregate Windows Security Event Logs for our Enterprise Windows Endpoints? In this course, Detecting Anomalies and Events with Winlogbeat, you’ll learn how to utilize Winlogbeat to secure a live enterprise environment. First, you’ll learn the Installation and setup of Winlogbeat. Next, you’ll explore some configuration best practices. Finally, you’ll discover how to validate event data to support incident monitoring and anomaly detection. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to detect threats in your network systems.

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Michael Edie - Pluralsight course - Detecting Anomalies and Events with Winlogbeat
Michael Edie

Principal Engineer at SmashTheStack.org, Information Security Consultant and Pluralsight Author

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