Windows Security Center

Windows Defender Security Center in Windows 10

Right click on the shield in the notification area of the taskbar to access the Windows Defender Center. Here you can access five sections to control device security, health, and online safety.

Virus and Threat Protection

-Launch 3rd party Anti-virus solutions directly from this screen

-Scan results and threat history

-In Windows 10 v1709 you can use Controlled Folder Access to protect data against ransomware attacks.

Device Performance and Health

-Monitors Battery stats (batt and storage capacity)

-Shows latest updates and drivers

-Options to restore or refresh Windows

Firewall and Network Protection

-Manages firewall settings

-Displays links to network information for troubleshooting

App and browser control

-Enables adjustments of SmartScreen settings for apps and browsers

Family Options

-Parental Controls

-Habits Options

-Monitoring Child Activity

Windows Event Viewer

Windows Event Viewer is a GUI-based feature that gives a detailed analysis of the working of all the applications in Windows. It also provides the log information for all error events that occur when running applications. This is a key resource in Root cause analysis determination of issues.

To get started in Event Viewer, simply type Event Viewer into the search section of your taskbar.

-Types of events include:

• Application Logs

  • Information

  • Error

  • Warning

• Security Logs

• System Logs

• Setup Logs

What do I want to know more about?

-Do the log levels correlate with Syslog levels (0-7)?

 7. Emergency
 6. Alert
 5. Critical
 4. Warning
 3. Error
 2. Notice
 1. Information
 0. Debugging

-What OS is most secure? (Which has the most tools?)