Windows Event Logs are crucial for cybersecurity teams, and understanding how to effectively collect and process them can significantly enhance security efforts. This blog series explores various aspects of Windows Event Logs, starting with audit policies that determine which events are logged and moving towards building use cases like detection rules and reports. While audit policies help in logging security-relevant events, they do not cover all possible activities, necessitating the use of tools like Sysmon or Elastic's Endpoint Security for more comprehensive monitoring. Sysmon, a part of the Windows Sysinternals suite, can generate logs for low-level system calls, but it lacks warranty and support. In contrast, Elastic's Endpoint Security offers kernel-level event collection with vendor support, although it bypasses the traditional Windows Event Log system. Ensuring appropriate audit policies and enabling necessary event Channels are fundamental steps, but additional methods may be required for a more in-depth log collection. The series will further discuss central log collection with Windows Event Forwarding/Collector and emphasizes the importance of holistic data protection using Elastic Security.