Configurable IP-space maps for large-scale, multi-source network data visual analysis and correlation

Scott Miserendino; Corey Maynard; William Freeman

doi:10.1117/12.2037862

3 February 2014 Configurable IP-space maps for large-scale, multi-source network data visual analysis and correlation

Scott Miserendino, Corey Maynard, William Freeman

Proceedings Volume 9017, Visualization and Data Analysis 2014; 901705 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037862
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The need to scale visualization of cyber (IP-space) data sets and analytic results as well as to support a variety of data sources and missions have proved challenging requirements for the development of a cyber common operating picture. Typical methods of visualizing IP-space data require unreliable domain conversions such as IP geolocation, network topology that is difficult to discover, or data sets that can only display one at a time. In this work, we introduce a generalized version of hierarchical network maps called configurable IP-space maps that can simultaneously visualize multiple layers of IP-based data at global scale. IP-space maps allow users to interactively explore the cyber domain from multiple perspectives. A web-based implementation of the concept is described, highlighting a novel repurposing of existing geospatial mapping tools for the cyber domain. Benefits of the configurable IP-space map concept to cyber data set analysis using spatial statistics are discussed. IP-space map structure is found to have a strong effect on data clustering behavior, hinting at the ability to automatically determine concentrations of network events within an organizational hierarchy.

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Scott Miserendino, Corey Maynard, and William Freeman "Configurable IP-space maps for large-scale, multi-source network data visual analysis and correlation", Proc. SPIE 9017, Visualization and Data Analysis 2014, 901705 (3 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037862

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