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PowerShell® Workshop: Auditing and Monitoring Windows Logs

Audit logs are an invaluable resource to identify activities that have occurred on a system. Logs are analyzed for a wide variety of reasons, from researching system performance issues to responding to a cyberattack. While there are a variety of software applications designed to ingest and analyze logs, they can often be … [Read more...] about PowerShell® Workshop: Auditing and Monitoring Windows Logs

Certified Information System Auditor® (CISA®) Review Course

The ISACA Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (GWDC) is hosting an intensive 5-day virtual review course for the Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) Exam. This course is designed to provide practical guidance on preparing for the CISA exam and will cover the essential job practice areas as defined by ISACA® Global. … [Read more...] about Certified Information System Auditor® (CISA®) Review Course

CISA Spring 2024 Review Course

The GWDC is sponsoring an intensive 4-day virtual review course for the Certified Information System Auditor® (CISA®) exam.  This review course will provide practical advice on preparing for the CISA exam and specific instruction regarding the job practice areas addressed by CISA as defined by ISACA® Global. The dates of … [Read more...] about CISA Spring 2024 Review Course

Seminar – Auditing Microsoft Entra ID with PowerShell®

As organizations continue to move their data and applications to the cloud, auditors need skills to audit cloud environments. Though environments may be FedRAMP authorized and/or subject to external assessments, organizations will have responsibilities for certain activities, such as account management, privileged access, … [Read more...] about Seminar – Auditing Microsoft Entra ID with PowerShell®

Seminar – Auditing with PowerShell®: Active Directory®

Auditors performing audits of Windows systems inevitably need to obtain information from Active Directory®, Microsoft’s platform for providing directory services to Windows and other devices. Whether it’s data on user accounts, computer accounts, group membership, or configurations in group policy objects, Active Directory … [Read more...] about Seminar – Auditing with PowerShell®: Active Directory®

Seminar – Auditing with PowerShell®: Nessus®

Nessus® is a popular vulnerability scanning tool used by organizations to identify, assess, and manage software vulnerabilities.  Reports generated by Nessus provide a wealth of information to auditors and security professionals about system vulnerabilities.  In addition to webpage style reports, Nessus results can also be … [Read more...] about Seminar – Auditing with PowerShell®: Nessus®

Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell®

Auditors and IT professionals work with large amounts of data, requiring the need for a variety of tools to help them obtain, review, analyze, and/or export this data. One of the most versatile (and free) tools for working with data is PowerShell®, which is included with the Windows OS. While designed as a systems … [Read more...] about Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell®

Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell Part 2: Working with Data and Scripting

This one-day virtual seminar is designed for students to expand their skills in using PowerShell® to perform audits. This course explores two fundamental aspects of using PowerShell: working with data and scripting.  PowerShell has vast capabilities for working with a variety of data and auditors can use these capabilities … [Read more...] about Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell Part 2: Working with Data and Scripting

Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell Part 1: Overview and Basic Commands

This one-day virtual seminar is designed for students who want to learn different ways that PowerShell® can be used in performing audits. Students will learn the basics of PowerShell, including commands to import, view, summarize, and export data. Students will also be taught how PowerShell can be used to obtain data from … [Read more...] about Seminar – Introduction to Auditing with PowerShell Part 1: Overview and Basic Commands

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