The original slides made heavy use of the Microsoft PowerPoint animation feature. Unfortunately, SlideShare does not currently support animation. You can download the presentation and the animations will work, but I ended up modifying the slides so they are more viewable online. SlideBoom will keep the animation, but it does it by creating a video of the presentation. I decided to stick with SlideShare and spare you the resulting nine minute video. While I should add audio and make a SlideCast, this post might never be completed if I wait until I have time to create a really nice web presentation.

Merriam-Webster defines a totem as any supposed entity that watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan, or tribe. In this presentation I focused on how TOTEM assists in watching over and evaluating the threat an IP represents. The idea behind TOTEM is simple: compare threat information from sources such as watchlists (DShield, Emerging Threats, SenderBase, etc.) to activities with the organization (IDS/IPS, flow logs, etc.) and other locations (SANS ISC, DOE federated model, etc.). As new threat information and activity sources are added, a better evaluation can be rendered.

The purpose of this presentation has been to share the basic ideas behind TOTEM with the hope that others may provide helpful insight. So far I have not disappointed. I wanted to thank everyone for I have received some very intriguing ideas.