Creating a Dashboard to Visualize the Events

To better understand and analyze the security events captured by your SIEM, you can create a dashboard in Elastic that visualizes the data. Start by logging into your Elastic Cloud account and navigating to the Dashboards section under the Analytics menu. Here, click the “Create dashboard” button to start a new dashboard.

You’ll then add visualizations to your dashboard. Click “Create Visualization” and select a type of chart that best represents your data, such as an area or line chart. In the visualization editor, set “Count” as the metric for the vertical axis to show the number of events, and use “Timestamp” for the horizontal axis to display when these events occurred. This setup will create a time-based visualization that tracks security events as they happen.

Once you’ve configured your visualizations, save your dashboard. This dashboard will now provide a real-time view of security events, making it easier to spot patterns or anomalies in your logs. You can customize the dashboard further by adding more visualizations or rearranging the layout to suit your needs.