By Steve Patton (@spttnnh)
Mon 09 June 2014 | tags: datavis, dataviz, AlienVault, data analysis. data management, r, rstats, -- (permalink)

In Part 1 we looked at acquiring raw data, and wrangling it into a time series dataset. In Part 2 we looked at types of threats in the time series. In Part 3 we looked at countries. Now we will examine countries and types in combination in the AlienVault reputation ...


By Steve Patton (@spttnnh)
Wed 02 April 2014 | tags: datavis, dataviz, AlienVault, data analysis. data management, R, -- (permalink)

In Part 1 we looked at acquiring raw data, and wrangling it into a time series dataset. In Part 2 we looked at types of threats in the time series. Now we will examine countries in the AlienVault reputation database.

One of the skills a data scientist must develop is ...


By Steve Patton (@spttnnh)
Mon 03 March 2014 | tags: datavis, dataviz, AlienVault, data analysis. data management, -- (permalink)

In Part 1 we looked at acquiring raw data, and wrangling it into a time series dataset. Now we will examine AlienVault types in the reputation database. Listing 3-22 of Data-Driven Security shows R code that groups type categories into a larger group of “multiples” when there is a semicolon ...


By Steve Patton (@spttnnh)
Mon 17 February 2014 | tags: datavis, dataviz, AlienVault, data analysis, data management, -- (permalink)

Chapter 3 of Data-Driven Security explores one download of the AlienVault reputation database. As you can see from the book, the reputation database has many interesting aspects to explore, including country profiles, risk versus reliability, and a variety of threat types. Of course, one download represents a simple snapshot in ...