Network Security With Netflow and Ipfix

Today, security demands unprecedented visibility into your network. Cisco NetFlow can help companies of all sizes achieve and maintain this visibility. Network Security with NetFlow and IPFIX: Big Data Analytics for Information Security is the definitive guide to using NetFlow to strengthen network security. Omar Santos, Technical Leader of Cisco's Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), covers all you need to successfully capture network telemetry with NetFlow and use it to: See what is actually happening across your entire network Regain control of your network Quickly identify compromised end points and network infrastructure devices Monitor network usage by employees, contractors, or partners Detect firewall misconfigurations and inappropriate access to corporate resources Act effectively during incident response and network forensics Utilize big data analytics to improve IT security Writing for organizations of all sizes, Santos shows how to work with each current version of NetFlow, and several leading open source analyzers. He addresses NetFlow services, versions, and features; shows how to perform Big Data security analyses of Cisco NetFlow data; and explains how NetFlow integrates into broader Cisco Cyber Threat Defense (CTD) solutions. Each chapter presents multiple sample configurations, accompanied by detailed design analyses and realistic case studies.