Network security through data analysis building situational awareness

In this practical guide, security researcher Michael Collins shows you several techniques and tools for collecting and analyzing network traffic datasets. You'll understand how your network is used, and what actions are necessary to protect and improve it. Divided into three sections, this book...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sebastopol, CA O'Reilly Media 2014
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Data: Sensors and detectors: an introduction
  • Network sensors
  • Host and service sensors: logging traffic at the source
  • Data storage for analysis: relational databases, big data, and other options
  • Tools: The SiLK suite
  • An introduction to R for security analysts
  • Classification and event tools: IDS, AV, and SEM
  • Reference and lookup: tools for figuring out who someone is
  • More tools
  • Analytics: Exploratory data analysis and visualization
  • On fumbling
  • Volume and time analysis
  • Graph analysis
  • Application identification
  • Network mapping