Erasing the trail: Evading logging and monitoring¶

Security teams rely on logs and monitors to reconstruct an intruder’s steps—but only if there are steps to follow. Like a raccoon brushing away its pawprints in the mud, this section focuses on evading, disabling, or outright manipulating logging and monitoring systems. You’ll study real-time mechanisms like ETW, use PowerShell to dodge detection, and sabotage the very log pipelines defenders depend on.