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Use data visualization tools
From the course: Data-Driven Network Security Essentials
Use data visualization tools
- [Instructor] Visualization is a critical piece in network security since it bridges the cognition gap between the diversity and complexity of network data and actionable intelligence for network engineers. Network security visualization comes in primarily three different flavors. One of the most common is a dashboard built into a network security product such as vulnerability management system or SIM. IBM QRadar is a good example. The second approach is using a programming language to implement your own visualization for a specific network security application. Python is a good example for this choice. The nice thing about Python is its powerful libraries readily available for numerous programming tasks. Visualization is not an exception. There are many Python visualization libraries available free of charge including matplotlib, ggplot, et cetera. The third choice is to use is stand alone data visualization tool. Tools like Tableau offer more flexibilities and varieties in ways to…
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