Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications, 3rd Edition

Best Practices for Microsoft Windows Security Audits

A solid Windows security audit strategy is one that collects just enough information to satisfy audit needs and no more. Collecting too much information slows down your computers and wastes disk space. It also makes the auditing task harder with excessive information to review. You want to continually refine the audit information collection process to add collectors for information you need and remove collectors for information that is irrelevant.

Here is a list of Windows security audit best practices that will help you design, develop, and maintain an audit process that is efficient and effective. Modify these guidelines to suit your organization but pay attention to the suggestions—they ...