Why does using Windows Event Viewer help the company comply with its security policy?

Windows Event Viewer provides a centralized location for logging various system, application, and security events on a Windows machine. The events are structured and can be filtered, sorted, and queried, making it easier to monitor for security incidents and demonstrate compliance with auditing requirements.

Windows Event logs are secured by file system permissions and audit policies, not by an inherent password protection feature within the Event Viewer itself.

Windows Event Viewer primarily displays local events on a single machine; while events can be forwarded from multiple devices, the Event Viewer's core benefit for compliance on its own is the local centralization and queryability.