This policy setting allows you to audit events generated when sensitive privileges (user rights) are used such as the following: A privileged service is called. One of the following privileges are called: Act as part of the operating system. Back up files and directories. Create a token object. Debug programs. Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation. Generate security audits. Impersonate a client after authentication. Load and unload device drivers. Manage auditing and security log. Modify firmware environment values. Replace a process-level token. Restore files and directories. Take ownership of files or other objects. If you configure this policy setting, an audit event is generated when sensitive privilege requests are made. Success audits record successful requests and Failure audits record unsuccessful requests. If you do not configure this policy setting, no audit event is generated when sensitive privilege requests are made. Volume: High. Counter Measure: Enable Audit policy settings that support the organizational security policy for all the computers in your organization. Identify the components that you need for an audit policy that enables your organization to hold users accountable for their actions while using organizational resources and enables IT departments to detect unauthorized activity efficiently and then track those events in log files. Potential Impact: If no audit settings are configured, or if audit settings are too lax on the computers in your organization, security incidents might not be detected or not enough evidence will be available for network forensic analysis after security incidents occur. However, if audit settings are too severe, critically important entries in the Security log may be obscured by all of the meaningless entries and computer performance and the available amount of data storage may be seriously affected. Companies that operate in certain regulated industries may have legal obligations to log certain events or activities. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Advanced Audit Policy Configuration\Audit Policies\Privilege Use\Audit Policy: Privilege Use: Sensitive Privilege Use (2) REG: NO REGISTRY INFO