Assignment 1: Event Logs

Assignment 1: Event Logs

This discussion will help students understand the pros and cons of event logs.

Tasks:

Event logs provide investigators with some of the most valuable information they will recover during an investigation. However, several pitfalls are also associated with event logs. For this discussion, provide an overview of these pitfalls. In addition, provide suggestions for overcoming these pitfalls to obtain the valuable information in these logs.

Note: Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional

literature—articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks. Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (APA); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, September 24, 2016, in a minimum of 250 words, post your response to the below Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, September 28, 2016, review and comment on at least two of your peers' responses. Consider the following in your response:

• Provide a statement of clarification or a point of view with the rationale.
• Draw comparisons between the examples you provided and the examples submitted by your peers.

Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric

All discussion assignments in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 40 points. Download the discussion rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.