Re: Visual Interpretation of Internet Threats

[Ozzie Paez <ozpaez () SPRYNET COM>]

Connie,
A good book on metrics, including visualization, is Security Metrics from
Andrew Jaquith.  You might be able to get some samples by visiting his web
site at http://www.securitymetrics.org/content/Wiki.jsp and asking him
through his Blog.  One issue to keep in mind is the audience itself and its
ability to understand what they are seeing.  There are network maps of virus
and Trojan infections, which are visually very powerful, but need either
some understanding by your audience or description support to translate the
visual into non-techie terms.  Finally, a good visual to have is what
happens inside a network when an infection breaks in, something that is
normally measured, for example, by numbers of attempts by Trojans to send
out infected e-mails from within the network.  In other words, giving the
community a view of the threat from the outside and what happens on the
inside when there is a breach.

Hope it helps,

Ozzie Paez
SSE/CISSP
SAIC
303-332-5363

-----Original Message-----
From: Sadler, Connie [mailto:Connie_Sadler () BROWN EDU]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:14 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Visual Interpretation of Internet Threats


This may be a strange request, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of attempts
to make visuals of Internet threats. One of the big issues we face is the
fact that people don't see the threats, and what they don't see, they don't
take seriously. Metrics help, demos help, and good stories help, but if
anyone knows of some visuals that can help people to actually "see" the
threat, or a representation of the threat, I'd LOVE to hear about it.

This might be a good student project??  ;-)

Thanks...

Connie J. Sadler, CM, CISSP, CISM, GIAC GSLC
IT Security Officer, Brown University
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