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Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards
Author: Jay Jacobs, Bob Rudis
Published: (Feb. 17 2014
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-10:1118793722
ISBN-13:978-1118793725
ASIN:B00I1Y7THY
Format: Retail PDF
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Publication Date: Feb. 17 2014 | ISBN-10: 1118793722 | ISBN-13: 978-1118793725

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.
From the Back Cover

A practical guide to securing your data and IT infrastructure

From safeguarding corporate data to keeping e-commerce transactions secure, today’s IT professionals are tasked with enormous and complex data security responsibilities. In Data-Driven Security, Jay Jacobs and Bob Rudis draw together three of the most important topics in IT—security, data analysis, and visualization—to present a real-world security strategy to defend your networks. Turning their backs on insufficient security based on hunches and best practices, the authors help you access the world of security data analysis and visualization, where real data drives security decisions, and they teach you to apply the principles of that security with real-world cases.

Develop an understanding of how to acquire, prepare, and visualize security data
Learn how to use the analytical and visualization tools in R and Python
Dissect IP addresses to find malicious activity
Map security data and learn statistical techniques to look for significant connections
Understand how visual communication works and how it can help you see and present your data clearly
Develop effective, informative security dashboards
Design analytical models to help you detect malicious behavior
Gain practical “how-to” knowledge from specific, real-world use cases detailing an array of data and network security scenarios

Visit the companion website at www.wiley.com/go/datadrivensecurity for additional information and resources
About the Author

Jay Jacobs is the coauthor of Verizon Data Breach Investigation Reports and the cofounder of the Society of Information Risk Analysts, where he currently sits on the board of directors.

Bob Rudis is the Director of Enterprise Information Security & IT Risk Management at Liberty Mutual Insurance and was named one of the Top 25 Influencers in Information Security by Tripwire.