AlienVault: Adding a logger to a distributed deployment

There has been some confusion about how exactly to add a dedicated logger appliance to an AlienVault distributed deployment, that is, a setup where server roles (SIEM server, database, loggers, sensors, etc) are hosted on separate servers. It's not very well documented so here goes (with many thanks to AlienVault Support for providing the information): The configuration … Continue reading AlienVault: Adding a logger to a distributed deployment

First Steps in applying machine learning to InfoSec – WEKA

The intersection between machine learning [ML] and information security [InfoSec] is currently quite a hot topic. The allure of this intersection is easy to see, security analysts are drowning in alerts and data which need to be painstakingly investigated and if necessary acted upon. This is no easy processes and as was seen in the … Continue reading First Steps in applying machine learning to InfoSec – WEKA