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Windows Security Monitoring

by Andrei Miroshnikov

April 2018

Intermediate to advanced

648 pages

14h 51m

English

Wiley

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Security LoggingSecurity Monitoring
Legacy Auditing SettingsAdvanced Auditing SettingsWindows Auditing Group Policy SettingsWindows Auditing ArchitectureSecurity Event Structure
Account LogonAccount ManagementDetailed TrackingDS AccessLogon and LogoffObject AccessPolicy ChangePrivilege UseSystem
Interactive LogonRemoteInteractive LogonNetwork LogonBatch and Service LogonNetworkCleartext LogonNewCredentials LogonAccount Logoff and Session DisconnectSpecial GroupsAnonymous Logon

Built-in Local User AccountsBuilt-in Local User Accounts Monitoring ScenariosLocal User Account Password ModificationLocal User Account Enabled/DisabledLocal User Account Lockout EventsLocal User Account Change Events
Built-in Local Security GroupsBuilt-in Local Security Groups Monitoring Scenarios
Active Directory Built-in Security GroupsBuilt-in Active Directory AccountsActive Directory Accounts OperationsActive Directory Group OperationsActive Directory Trust OperationsDomain Policy ChangesAccount Password Migration
Active Directory Object SACLActive Directory Object Change AuditingActive Directory Object Operation AttemptsActive Directory Objects Auditing Examples
NTLM-family ProtocolsKerberos
System Startup/ShutdownSystem Time ChangesSystem Services OperationsSecurity Event Log OperationsChanges in Auditing Subsystem SettingsPer-User Auditing OperationsScheduled TasksBoot Configuration Data Changes
Logon RightsUser PrivilegesUser Privileges Policy ModificationSpecial User Privileges Assigned at Logon TimeLogon Session User Privileges OperationsBackup and Restore Privilege Use Auditing
New Application InstallationApplication Execution and TerminationApplication Crash MonitoringWindows AppLocker AuditingProcess Permissions and LSASS.exe Access Auditing
Windows FilesystemFile and Folder OperationsRemovable StorageGlobal Object Access Auditing: FilesystemFile System Object Integrity LevelsMonitoring Recommendations
Windows Registry BasicsRegistry Operations AuditingGlobal Object Access Auditing: RegistryRegistry Key Integrity LevelsMonitoring Recommendations
Network File SharesNamed Pipes
Object-Specific Access Rights

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CHAPTER 5Local User Accounts

All Microsoft Windows operating system versions have number of pre-defined built-in local user accounts. These accounts have different purposes depending on which operating system version is in use or which OS features, software, and roles are installed/enabled. All these accounts have different default property values that depend on many variables, which we discuss further in this chapter.

Some of these local user accounts, such as the built-in “Guest” account, are disabled by default and, in most companies, should remain disabled. Some other accounts, such as the built-in local “Administrator” account on the Microsoft Windows server family operating systems, are enabled by default and usually remain enabled in most companies.

Highly privileged local accounts, such as the built-in local Administrator account, should also be monitored for each modification and action performed by such accounts.

This chapter provides information about different built-in local user accounts on Microsoft Windows operating systems and specific monitoring scenarios for the most important operations/changes done to these accounts.

Built-in Local User Accounts

As a first step in the process of learning about possible anomalous behavior related to built-in local user accounts you should, first of all, know which built-in local user accounts exist on different Microsoft Windows operating system versions. You should know their default settings, purpose, group membership ...