Real-time interactive visual port monitoring and analysis

Techniques in conjunction with an implemented environment are described for the visual monitoring and analysis of port activity. The goal is to provide the ability to defect anomalous or mischievous activity on an individual system basis. Such capabilities would allow individual users of systems to garner greater insight into the network activity of their system than is currently provided by typical tools, such as personal firewalls. Thus, we are closing the gap between the software designed to protect an individual's computer system, e.g., software firewalls, and the user's comprehension of the actual activity occurring on said system.