Delving into network and server profiling
An essential skill within the fields of both networking and cybersecurity is the ability to profile both network traffic and host systems on an organization's network. Security professionals are always monitoring the network for any indications of an intrusion. Having the ability to observe and recognize suspicious traffic patterns between a source and destination can help reduce the Mean Time to Detect (MTTD). The MTTD simply defines the average time it takes a security professional or a Security Operation Center (SOC) to detect a security incident.
Security professionals are continuously improving their processes, procedures, and overall workflow to catch these cyber-attacks as quickly as possible. Once an intrusion has been detected, the team needs to respond very quickly to contain the threat before it can affect other systems on the network. Another important metric SOCs continuously work on improving is the Mean Time to Respond...
