This chapter introduces the most critical piece of hardware in an NSM deployment, the sensor. This includes a brief overview of the various NSM data types, and then discusses important considerations for purchasing and deploying sensors. Following, this chapter covers the placement of NSM sensors on the network, including a primer on creating network visibility maps for analyst use.
Network Security Monitoring; Collection; Detection; Analysis; Intrusion Detection System; IDS; NIDS; Snort; Suricata; Security Onion; Packet; PCAP; Hardware; Data; Tap; Span; Placement; Diagram
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