Austin Whisnant
Software Engineering Institute
Austin Whisnant is a Member of the Technical Staff with the CERT Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. As a member of the Network Situational Awareness team, she is currently involved in research topics such as novel malware detection methods and detection of network anomalies. Prior to joining the SEI full time in 2012, Whisnant worked as a graduate student assistant with the same team. During this time, she co-wrote a technical report with Sidney Faber entitled Network Profiling Using Flow, which was published in August 2012. Whisnant has a Master of Science in Telecommunications with a focus on Information Assurance from the University of Pittsburgh where she was awarded the National Science Foundation's Scholarship for Service. She has a Bachelor of Science from Furman University in Computer Science and Mathematics, and multiple certifications including Associate of ISC(2) for CISSP and CNSS 4010-4015.
Publications by Austin Whisnant
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Using Network Flow Data to Profile Your Network and Reduce Vulnerabilities
October 23, 2012 • Podcast
Austin WhisnantSid FaberJulia H. Allen
In this podcast, participants discuss how a network profile can help identify unintended points of entry, misconfigurations, and other weaknesses.
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Network Profiling Using Flow
August 01, 2012 • Technical Report
Austin WhisnantSid Faber
In this report, the authors provide a step-by-step guide for profiling and discovering public-facing assets on a network using netflow data.
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Network Profiling with SiLK
January 09, 2012 • Presentation
George JonesAustin Whisnant
This presentation describes how to use SiLK to create an inventory of assets on a network and their characteristics and associated purposes.
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