Network Traffic Analysis
What is Network Traffic Analysis?
The process of intercepting, recording, and analyzing network communication patterns to identify security threats, performance issues, and anomalous behavior.
Terms that appear alongside network traffic analysis
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as network traffic analysis. The number is how many controls name both.
- traffic analysis 3 shared controls
- integrity 2 shared controls
- authorization 2 shared controls
- network monitoring 2 shared controls
- authentication 2 shared controls
- security operations 2 shared controls
- log retention 2 shared controls
- security operations centre soc 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern network traffic analysis
What the standards actually require on network traffic analysis
Requirements naming network traffic analysis across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.
UR E26 Goal 3 (Detect) requires monitoring + detection capabilities to identify cyber incidents. Logging: all CBS log security-relevant events (authentication + authorization + configuration change + privileged action + network connection + failure);
IACS-UR-E26-Detect-Logging-Monitoring-Audit-Alerting · IACS UR E26 Detect Goal - Logging + Network Monitoring + Audit Trail + Alerting + SIEM →NSS-17 + NSS-42-G require continuous monitoring + detection + incident response + recovery aligned with CSL. Logging: all CBS log security-relevant events (authentication + authorization + privileged action + configuration change + network connection + system...
IAEA-NSS17-Detect-Monitor-Logging-IR-Recovery-Exercises · IAEA NSS-17 - Detection + Monitoring + Logging + Incident Response + Recovery + Computer Security Exercises →Apply D3FEND DETECT tactic to identify malicious activity occurring within an environment through observation of digital artifacts. D3-FA File Analysis (D3-FC File Carving + D3-FCR File Content Rules + D3-FH File Hashing + D3-DA Dynamic Analysis + D3-SAA Stati...
MITRE-D3FEND-Detect-Tactic-File-Process-Network-Identifier-Message-Platform-Analysis-SIEM-EDR · MITRE D3FEND Detect Tactic + File + Process + Network + Identifier + Message + Platform Analysis + SIEM + EDR →Questions people ask about network traffic analysis
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