Windows Logons

This module covers Windows logon basics. By the end you will understand:

• basic Windows authentication artifacts
• how to differentiate between local and domain logons
• how to hunt for some common credential access and lateral movement techniques

Windows logon events are crucial for investigating a potential compromise. In an incident investigation they help us answer important questions like:

• Which credentials could the attacker have compromised?
• Which systems did the attacker access?
• Which lateral movement technique did the attacker use?
• What data could the attacker have compromised?