Secure Decisions creates security visualization products and custom solutions to improve situational awareness of vulnerabilities and threats, based on over 10 years of research and work with military, government, and commercial clients. The presentation discusses the value of visualization for security, the psychology behind effective visualizations, current uses of visualization in the security lifecycle, and issues to consider when implementing security visualizations in an enterprise.

1. Visualization: Transforming
How We View Security
Anita D’Amico, Ph.D.
AnitaD@SecureDecisions.avi.com
Anita D’Amico, Ph.D.
Visualization: Transforming How We View Security
I5, April 28 2008

2. Company Background
• Secure Decisions is a division of
Applied Visions, Inc.
• We create visual aids to improve
situational awareness of
vulnerabilities and threats to
critical infrastructure
• We provide security visualization
products and custom solutions
• Result of over 10 years visualization R for military
and civilian agencies, and commercial clients

3. Agenda
• Value of visualization
• The psychology behind making effective
visualizations
• Current uses of visualization in security lifecycle
• Issues affecting how you implement security
visualizations in your enterprise