HP Firewall Event analysis, Event overview, Device monitoring

Device monitoring

In addition to the attack event information of the entire network, the firewall management component also allows you to view the attack event information of every firewall device.

Configuration guide

From the navigation tree of the firewall management component, select Device Monitoring under Events Monitor to enter the device monitoring page, as shown in Figure 44. The page presents the attack protection information in the last hour by device, including the total number of events, number of blocked events, number of source/destination IP addresses, and number of destination ports.

Figure 44 Device monitoring

In the list, you can:

•Click the icon in the Snapshot column of a firewall device to enter the attack event snapshot page of the device. For more information, see “Snapshot of events.”

•Click the icon in the Details column of a firewall device to enter the attack event details page of the device. For more information, see “Event details.”

The firewall management component features comprehensive analysis and statistics reports, through which you can evaluate the network security status in real time, and take attack prevention measures accordingly.

Event analysis

Event overview

The system supports comprehensive analysis of attack events, including:

•Attack event trend analysis during a day, week, month, and a customized period

•TopN statistics reports by event, destination IP address, source IP address, destination port, and protocol. You can export the reports.

Configuration guide

From the navigation tree of the firewall management component, select Event Overview under Event Analysis. The attack event trend page appears by default, as shown in Figure 45. This page allows you to view attack event trend analysis during a day, week, month, or a customized period of time. This page shows a trend graph comparing the counts of blocked attack events and the other attack events as well as a trend graph of attack events by severity level. Under the trend graphs is a list showing the detailed attack event statistics, including the number of events, number of blocked events, and number of events of each severity level.

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