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ACSC's Windows Event Logging repository

This repository contains Windows Event Forwarding subscriptions, configuration files and scripts that are referenced by ACSC's protect publication, Technical Guidance for Windows Event Logging.

The repository is structured with a matching folder per event category from the publication. This contains the subscriptions, and as required other configuration files or scripts.

Subscriptions

Subscriptions are added to the log collection server and determine which events are forwarded. They are named with a consistent suffix, _sub.xml, to make it easier to programmatically add subscriptions.

Subscriptions in this repository are created with the following configuration:

Helper Scripts

There are two small PowerShell scripts that simplify the process of adding subscriptions:

Sysmon

Sysmon provides greater visibility of system activity than standard Windows logging. The sysmon configuration file and subscriptions are included in events/sysmon.

The Sysmon configuration, events/sysmon/sysmon_config.xml should suit many environments but may need to be modified to your use cases, or as new symon features and versions are released. The file contains comments and links that may help in doing this.

WMI

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) requires additional configuration, which is enabled by running the PowerShell script events/wmi_auditing/wmi_auditing.ps1. This script sets auditing records (SACLs) on sensitive WMI nodes, and when these nodes are accessed and the Audit Other Object Access option is enabled, WMI auditing logs are produced.

Copyright and License

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017

See License.