I just wrote a short blog post about how to get value and use out of your large SOC (security operations center) screens. I have seen too many SOCs that have CNN running on the screens and whenever customers or executives walk in, they quickly switch over to some kind of meaningless world maps that look kind of sexy, but have no security relevant purpose at all. From a security analyst's perspective, it is really not very useful to know from where across the globe most of the network packets are hitting our network. All those sexy looking attack maps really don't have that much value. Well, they can be sexy and provoke conversations. But there are ways to get more out of your expensive screens. Read how:
Dashboards in the Security Opartions Center (SOC)
