Juniper SECURITY THREAT RESPONSE MANAGER 2008.2 - CATEGORY OFFENSE INVESTIGATION GUIDE REV 1 Manual page 85

View the Attacker Summary box to understand the attacker:
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• Location - Allows you to determine if the attacker is local or remote:
- Local - This field specifies the network (group) in which it is located.
- Remote - This field specifies the geographic location of the attacker, for
example, Asia. We recommend that you investigate the traffic from the
remote source IP address to make sure that your firewalls are probably
configured to block any threatening traffic. If firewall logs are being sent to
STRM, use the Event Viewer to investigate firewall logs to make sure it is
probably configured. For more information on the Event Viewer, see the
STRM Users Guide.
User - If the attacker is local or a VPN user and STRM is receiving user identity
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logs, this field indicates user identity information. This allows you identify the
user who is the source of the traffic. To obtain further information about the
user, right-click on the IP address in the Description field to access additional
menu options. From the menu, select use the Select Information > Asset
Profile. The Asset Profile window allows you to determine additional
information regarding the identify of the source user.
When a system event occurs, the source and destination IP addresses may
indicate the same host. This host may have suffered a system error. For example,
a memory issue, configuration errors, or hardware issues.
Once you determine the nature of the error, you must determine the root cause, for
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example, user error, hardware failure, or an unexpected spike in traffic.
Offense Category Investigation Guide
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