Summary

Product Summary

The Summary screen displays when you open the product console or click Summary on the main menu. The Summary screen has three sections:

The Summary screen automatically resets every 10 seconds. Click Refresh to display the latest information on the screen.

Reminders

Important reminders about the product license and database display in this section of the Summary screen.

 

Reminders section on top of the Summary screen

Events that trigger reminders

Event

Details

License expiration

Reminders display when a license is about to expire or has expired. For details, see Fully Licensed and Evaluation Versions.

Database corruption

A reminder displays when the product database becomes corrupted. Repair the corrupted database files immediately from the Log Maintenance screen. For details, see Log Maintenance.

Detection Status - Detections in Past 24 Hours

This section of the Summary screen displays the incidents that Threat Discovery Appliance detected over the past 24 hours.

 

Detections in past 24 hours section

Information in the Detections in past 24 hours section

Information

Description

Security Risk Meter

View the network’s overall risk level based on the number of potential security risk events detected by Threat Discovery Appliance. The Risk Meter status indicates the following:

  • Normal: A green indicator signifies that there are minimal or no risks that need to be monitored or no actions needs to be performed.

  • Low risk: A yellow indicator signifies that there is a need to monitor the network.

  • Critical risk: A red indicator signifies that there is a need to constantly monitor the network and take preventive or corrective action.

You can configure the number of events considered a low or critical risk from the Threshold Settings screen. For details, see Threshold Settings.

Potential Security Risks/Threats

View the number of potential security risks/threats. This means certain actions or events alerted Threat Discovery Appliance of a possible security risk/threat originating from within or outside the network.

Click the number of detections for details on the incident.

Known Security Risks/Threats

View the number of known security risks/threats originating from within or outside the network.

Click the number of detections for details on the incident.

Outbreak Containment Services

View the number of potential malware activities that might cause an outbreak.

Click the number of events for additional information.

Detection Status - Recent Alerts

This section of the Summary screen lists the most recent incidents detected by the product.

 

Recent Alerts section

Recent alerts

Alert

Description

20 Recent Security Risks/Threats

Contents in this alert are not limited to the past 24 hours.

  • View the most recent potential and known threats with "High" severity rating.

  • The IP address, MAC address, host name, and description of the security risks/threats display.

  • Click a link under IP Address or Mac Address. An Event Log table displays. Click a link under Date. A new screen opens, providing details for the event. For more information, see Event Details.

  • Click the Export button to export additional security risks/threats details to a .csv file.

  • The Description column displays information about known and potential threats.

System Events in Past 24 Hours

View system events (such as when the product restarts or encounters problems) and component updates.

System Status

Monitor system performance from the System Status screen.

 

System Status screen

System status information

Information

Description

Memory Usage

This section shows both the percentage of currently used memory and actual available memory. The indicator color is green if memory usage is 89% or less. It turns yellow when memory usage is between 90% and 99%, and red if 100%.

Memory usage information is also available on the Preconfiguration Console. For details, see Preconfiguration Menu: Device Information and Status.

CPU Usage

This section shows the percentage of CPU consumption for each CPU used by Threat Discovery Appliance.

The indicator color is green if CPU usage is 89% or less. It turns yellow when CPU usage is between 90% and 99%, and red if 100%.

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