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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.

Intermediate
39m
(5)

Created by Michael Edie

Last Updated Jul 31, 2025

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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.

Intermediate
39m
(5)

Created by Michael Edie

Last Updated Jul 31, 2025

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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.

Detecting Anomalies and Events with Winlogbeat
Intermediate
39m
(5)
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Michael Edie
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Principal Engineer at SmashTheStack.org, Information Security Consultant and Pluralsight Author

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