Glossary

Backend

The backend is the server-side component of an application. Typically, it responds to requests form the frontend. The backend is typically where the data processing is done.

Container

Containers are a form of operating system virtualization. A single container holds all necessary configurations, executables, and libraries. They can be an entire project or a small microservice. Popular tools are Docker and Podman.

Containerization

The process of leveraging a Docker or Podman container for system virtualization and sandboxing.

Docker

Docker is a system for building and running containers. Docker uses OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. Containers are generally isolated from one another. Similar to Podman.

eleVADR

eleVADR is a network security analysis engine designed to assess Operational Technology (OT) systems by transforming raw PCAP traffic into actionable security intelligence.

Frontend

A frontend is a user interface for a system. Typically this is used in web development to refer to the series of web pages that a user interacts with. Typically, the front end is provided as convenience to interface with the backend.

ICS

Industrial Control System(s).

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation. It is a machine readable data format. Read more JSON

Numpy

Numpy is the primary library for scientific computing in Python providing efficient support for large, multi-dimensional arrays and matrices. It also provides a large collection of high-level mathematical functions. Read more numpy

OT

Operational Technology

Umbrella term for technology that run critical operations, including ICS and Building Automation Systems.

Pandas

Pandas is a Python data analysis and manipulation tool providing fast, flexible, and expressive data structures designed to make working with structured and relational data easy. Read more pandas

PCAP

Packet Capture. Used as both a term for capturing network traffic or to the .pcap and .pcapng file formats.

Podman

A system for building and running containers. Podman is operated by Red Hat. Similar to Docker.

Python

The Python programming language. This is the language the backend of eleVADR is written in.

React

A JavaScript library for building web and native user interfaces from components. Read more React

Zat

Zat is a python package that supports the processing and analysis of Zeek data with Pandas and more. Read more zat

Zeek

An open source network security monitoring tool. It analyzes network data including PCAP and parses it into a series of logs. It is extensible as well. Read more Zeek