References

Links to books, articles, and industry guidelines

"The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident Detection and Response" by Richard Bejtlich: This book provides a comprehensive overview of network security monitoring concepts and practices, including data collection and analysis techniques.
"Network Management: Principles and Practice" by Mani Subramanian: This book covers various aspects of network management, including monitoring strategies and tools, providing foundational knowledge for understanding and implementing effective network monitoring.
Keysight White Paper on Network Monitoring Best Practices: A detailed white paper discussing various best practices for network monitoring, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive data collection and proactive alerting. Read the white paper.
"Effective Monitoring and Alerting" by Slawek Ligus and Stephen Thorne: This book explores strategies for building effective monitoring systems and creating meaningful alerts that help manage complex IT infrastructures.

NIST Special Publication 800-137: Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations: This document provides guidelines for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an effective continuous monitoring program. Explore NIST guidelines.
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Best Practices: ITIL provides a comprehensive set of best practices for IT service management, including effective monitoring and alerting guidelines. Learn more about ITIL.
ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management: This standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an information security management system, including guidelines on monitoring and measurement. Read ISO/IEC 27001 standard.