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Security event logs cleared/deleted

Summary

This Remote Monitor will alert if security events were deleted or cleared in the last 15 minutes, specifically looking for security event 1102. The remote monitor should be set to run at an interval of less than or equal to 15 minutes.

Event 1102 is logged whenever the Security log is cleared, regardless of the status of the Audit System Events audit policy. The Account Name and Domain Name fields identify the user who cleared the log.

Note: If the computer's PowerShell version is older than 5, the monitor set may not function properly.

Details

Suggested "Limit to": All
Suggested Alert Style: Continuous
Suggested Alert Template: △ Custom - Ticket Creation Computer - Failures Only

Insert the details of the monitor in the table below.

Check ActionServer AddressCheck TypeExecute InfoComparatorIntervalResult
SystemDefaultRun FileREDACTEDState Based900<Screenshot Below>

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Dependencies

CWM - Automate - Script - Ticket Creation - Computer (Failures Only)

Target

Windows Computers

Ticketing

Subject: Security Event Log Cleared on %CLIENTNAME%\%COMPUTERNAME% Ticket Summary: Security Event logs cleared/deleted for %CLIENTNAME%\%COMPUTERNAME%: %Result%

Implementation

Import - Remote Monitor - Security event logs cleared/deleted