This document discusses best practices for creating effective dashboards. It begins with an introduction of the author and overview of topics to be covered. It then discusses the "pretty picture fallacy" where dashboards focus too much on aesthetics without a clear call to action. The document outlines the C.U.R.B. framework for choosing dashboard elements that are comparative, understandable, use ratios/rates, and are behavior-changing. It emphasizes that dashboards should drive action and change user behavior. Examples are provided and the author encourages examining existing dashboards and making them a daily habit to stay informed.
Dashboards are not just pretty pictures that vendors use to hypnotize executive buyers with fancy animations and blinking lights. In this talk, we’ll cover some concrete best practices on how security analysts in SOC, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence can put dashboards to work. You’ll leave the talk with next steps on how to use dashboards to create effective and productive daily habits.
Learn concrete best practices on how security analysts in SOC, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence can put dashboards to work to help them create effective and productive daily habits.