Monitor the Windows Registry with Datadog

The Windows Registry is a centralized key-value database that stores permissions, user data, and configuration settings for the Windows operating system and many native applications. Datadog's Windows Registry integration allows users to collect the value of any registry key in Datadog, enabling monitoring of unexpected changes only available in the registry. This unified source of information can help teams maintain the overall health of their Windows systems. The integration includes Log Management's out-of-the-box pipeline for parsing, enriching, and tagging Windows events. Users can create custom metrics from these logs to monitor important changes and create alerts when a change occurs that requires attention. Additionally, Windows Registry logs can be consumed by Datadog's Cloud SIEM, which provides out-of-the-box detection rules for Windows, allowing users to monitor their systems for suspicious activity and create automated workflows based on registry log events.