11. Visual Data Communications
This chapter describes data visualization as it applies to several facets of IT, but it concentrates on how it relates to network security. The primary goal is to arm you with knowledge that supports the visual-data creation for your own particular domain. Although this chapter accomplishes that goal, you are encouraged to consider several related books by Edward Tufte, who has produced some amazing explanations on the subject of visualization. One of his most technical books, Envisioning Information, is particularly relevant to this chapter, but his complete works cover a range of topics that matter when the goal is to deliver accurate data quickly, not hastily. His examples meld nicely with the types of data ...
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