Challenge Overview

Authorities alerted Charlotte, Head of Security at Shadowy Property, that an unknown attacker attempted to compromise the company’s system, resulting in multiple account lockouts. As a SOC analyst, you are tasked with investigating the incident to determine which user accounts were locked and assess the nature of the attack. The target machine is a Windows 10 system with the IP address 10.10.1.179. You must analyze Windows Event Logs using Event Viewer, focusing on relevant security events related to account lockouts and suspicious authentication attempts. By carefully examining log entries, timestamps, and associated user details, you will identify the affected accounts and answer the challenge flags. Successfully completing this task will provide hands-on experience in Windows log analysis, incident investigation, and real-world SOC operations.

Username: Michael and Password: password123

What You Will Learn

  • Using Event Viewer to locate and filter relevant security events on a Windows 10 system.
  • Identifying and interpreting account lockout events to determine which user accounts were targeted.
  • Correlating log entries to understand when and how the account lockouts occurred.
  • Analyzing repeated failed logon attempts that may have triggered account lockouts.
  • Extracting actionable evidence from Windows logs and documenting findings for incident response reporting.

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