PULSAR: Deploying Network Monitoring and Intrusion Detection for the Science DMZ

The Purdue Live Security Analyzer (PULSAR) is a state-of-the-art, high speed network monitoring and intrusion detection system designed to enhance the security of Purdue University's research cyberinfrastructure. PULSAR project goals include empowering domain scientists to conduct research at Purdue with heightened cybersecurity requirements and engaging undergraduate students through the design, deployment and operation of advanced cyberinfrastructure. Deployment strategies and design decisions are discussed, ultimately providing a recipe book for other institutions to use as a guide for effective implementation of a large scale intrusion detection system for Science DMZs.