Create a comprehensive Cybersecurity top management dashboard that is scalable and integrated with different platforms to provide real time results in a great UI,
To start with the below as minimum, and the scaling is possible.
20 Detailed Use Cases for Power BI
1. Cybersecurity Incident Dashboard
• Needed Resources: SIEM logs, threat intelligence feeds, incident reports.
• Insights: Real-time incident tracking, threat patterns, response times.
• Tips: Use Power Query to clean data, set up alerts for critical incidents.
2. Phishing Campaign Analysis
• Needed Resources: Email logs, user training records, phishing simulation results.
• Insights: Identify high-risk users, effectiveness of training programs.
• Tips: Create interactive reports to drill down by department or user.
3. Compliance Monitoring
• Needed Resources: Audit logs, compliance checklists, regulatory requirement documents.
• Insights: Compliance status, audit findings, remediation progress.
• Tips: Use DAX to create compliance scorecards and trend analysis.
4. Vulnerability Management
• Needed Resources: Vulnerability scanner results, asset inventory.
• Insights: Vulnerability trends, high-risk assets, remediation status.
• Tips: Use filters and slicers to focus on critical vulnerabilities.
5. User Activity Monitoring
• Needed Resources: User activity logs, access logs, HR records.
• Insights: Anomalous behavior, access patterns, insider threat detection.
• Tips: Integrate with machine learning models for anomaly detection.
6. Network Traffic Analysis
• Needed Resources: Network traffic logs, firewall logs.
• Insights: Bandwidth usage, suspicious traffic patterns, peak usage times.
• Tips: Use time-based visuals to identify trends and anomalies.
7. Endpoint Security Status
• Needed Resources: Endpoint protection logs, patch management data.
• Insights: Endpoint health status, unpatched systems, malware detections.
• Tips: Create a map visual to show geographic distribution of endpoints.
8. Threat Intelligence Dashboard
• Needed Resources: Threat intelligence feeds, SIEM data.
• Insights: Current threat landscape, top threat actors, attack vectors.
• Tips: Use external data sources to enrich threat data.
9. Incident Response Metrics
• Needed Resources: Incident response logs, ticketing system data.
• Insights: Response times, incident resolution rates, team performance.
• Tips: Set up KPI visualizations for quick performance overview.
10. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Dashboard
• Needed Resources: DLP logs, data classification reports.
• Insights: Data exfiltration attempts, sensitive data trends, policy violations.
• Tips: Use heatmaps to highlight high-risk data and users.
11. Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Needed Resources: Access logs, user roles, HR data.
• Insights: Access violations, role compliance, identity lifecycle.
• Tips: Implement row-level security to protect sensitive data.
12. Risk Assessment Dashboard
• Needed Resources: Risk assessment reports, audit findings.
• Insights: Risk levels, mitigation status, high-risk areas.
• Tips: Use risk matrices to visualize risk levels and impact.
13. Patch Management Overview
• Needed Resources: Patch deployment logs, system inventory.
• Insights: Patch compliance, pending patches, patch success rates.
• Tips: Use automated data refresh to keep patch status up to date.
14. Security Awareness Training
• Needed Resources: Training completion records, quiz results.
• Insights: Training effectiveness, knowledge gaps, user progress.
• Tips: Use survey data to correlate training with incident reduction.
15. Firewall Rule Analysis
• Needed Resources: Firewall logs, rule sets.
• Insights: Rule effectiveness, redundant rules, blocked traffic analysis.
• Tips: Use network diagrams to visualize rule impact on traffic.
16. Audit Log Review
• Needed Resources: Audit logs, user activity logs.
• Insights: Logon patterns, data access trends, suspicious activity.
• Tips: Create automated reports for regular audit reviews.
17. SIEM Alert Analysis
• Needed Resources: SIEM alerts, incident response data.
• Insights: Alert volumes, false positives, alert response times.
• Tips: Use drill-down capabilities to investigate specific alerts.
18. Backup and Recovery Status
• Needed Resources: Backup logs, recovery test results.
• Insights: Backup success rates, recovery times, data integrity.
• Tips: Set up data refresh schedules for real-time status updates.
19. Security Budget Tracking
• Needed Resources: Budget reports, expenditure logs.
• Insights: Budget allocation, spending trends, ROI on security investments.
• Tips: Use financial visuals to correlate spending with security improvements.
20. Third-Party Risk Management
• Needed Resources: Vendor risk assessments, third-party audit reports.
• Insights: Vendor compliance, risk levels, third-party incidents.
• Tips: Create relationship diagrams to map out vendor dependencies.
General Tips:
• Data Integration: Ensure data from different sources is accurately integrated and cleaned for consistency.
• Interactive Elements: Use interactive visuals to allow users to explore data in-depth.
• Regular Updates: Set up automated data refresh schedules to keep dashboards current.
• User Access Control: Implement role-based access control to protect sensitive data.
• Training and Support: Provide training sessions to ensure users can effectively utilize Power BI reports.