An unusual data source for big data analysis in the security domain is web server log files. What’s unusual is that it’s not security data per se. Rather, for cloud-based security systems, the data represents security personnel actually performing their jobs. Why is this important?
Consumer-oriented web companies intensely study online user behavior to improve their applications, yet security system customers appear to be last in line for such user experience (UX) enhancement. That’s a detriment to our customers and the people we protect. A simple example of what we can extract from a few billion Web clicks is to understand which activities security managers perform most often; thereby pinpointing exactly where we should focus future user experience improvements.
