S1.3: General NetSec

• Traditional Network Management

  • SysAdmin and O.S. specific performance tools
  • SNMP and "Frameworks"
  • MVC structure (Model – View – Controller)

• Alerts, Monitors, and Correlation

  • Alerts define problem situations
    • May be predefined or WRT ongoing system(s) operation
    • Issued by problem area or system
    • Usually Boolean in terms of issuance
  • Monitors
    • “Polling” for predefined data and/or operational structures
    • Data Types usually predefined
  • Correlation
    • Combining monitor and alert structures for insight
    • Commonly spoken of as "Performance Metrics" or "Security"

• Ideally Platform and Network Agnostic