Topological Data Analysis for Enhancing Embedded Analytics for Enterprise Cyber Log Analysis and Forensics

Forensic analysis of logs is one responsibility of an enterprise cyber defense team; inherently, this is a big data task with thousands of events possibly logged in minutes of activity. Logged events range from authorized users typing incorrect passwords to malignant threats. Log analysis is necessary to understand current threats, be proactive against emerging threats, and develop new firewall rules. This paper describes embedded analytics for...