Microsoft Adds Sysmon Directly To Windows, Ending Years Of Standalone Installs

Microsoft hasn't had an easy time with Windows 11 updates as of late, but in an unexpected move, the company just offered a very thoughtful, uncontroversial addition to Windows 11—the popular Sysmon (System Monitor) utility, which launched over ten years ago. While users will be required to enable it manually (either through Settings -> System -> Optional features -> More Windows features or PowerShell commands), it's an incredibly solid addition that should prove useful to system administrators and others focused on cybersecurity. Sysmon's features include detailed logs of running processes and the ability to detect events as early in the boot process as possible, which can also be useful for detecting kernel-level malware.

As one may expect, the reception behind this move has been largely positive, since it's a straightforward enhancement for cybersecurity and system management on Windows 11. No issues ...