Glossary
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
NTA studies how traffic flows on your network - it spots weird patterns that might mean an attacker is present.
What is Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)?
Monitoring and analyzing network traffic patterns to detect threats, anomalies, and policy violations.
Why Should You Care?
Attackers try to blend in with normal traffic. NTA identifies anomalies that signature-based tools miss.
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Real-World Example
NTA reveals a compromised server communicating with an external host using DNS tunneling to exfiltrate data.
How to Protect Against Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
- 1.
Implement network traffic baseline
- 2.
Deploy NTA at network choke points
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