Data-Driven Security (PDF)

Uncover hidden patterns of data and respond with
countermeasures

Security professionals need all the tools at their disposal to
increase their visibility in order to prevent security breaches and
attacks. This careful guide explores two of the most powerful data analysis and visualization. You'll soon understand how to
harness and wield data, from collection and storage to management
and analysis as well as visualization and presentation. Using a
hands-on approach with real-world examples, this book shows you how
to gather feedback, measure the effectiveness of your security
methods, and make better decisions.

Everything in this book will have practical application for
information security professionals.

* Helps IT and security professionals understand and use data, so
they can thwart attacks and understand and visualize
vulnerabilities in their networks

* Includes more than a dozen real-world examples and hands-on
exercises that demonstrate how to analyze security data and
intelligence and translate that information into visualizations
that make plain how to prevent attacks

* Covers topics such as how to acquire and prepare security data,
use simple statistical methods to detect malware, predict rogue
behavior, correlate security events, and more

* Written by a team of well-known experts in the field of
security and data analysis

Lock down your networks, prevent hacks, and thwart malware by
improving visibility into the environment, all through the power of
data and Security Using Data Analysis, Visualization, and
Dashboards.