scatter (and other) plots for visualizing user profiling data and network traffic
The scatterplot continues to be one of the most useful tools for visualizing numeric data, however what we typically encounter in Computer Security is categorical and/or textual in nature, and how to convert it into a form where scatterplots apply is not always obvious. We outline some simple ideas for doing this and illustrate with two "real data" case studies: User Profiling and Network Traffic. In both cases the results can be quite surprising.
visualization