Here’s a professional README.md for your Insider Threat Monitor project. It includes:

• 📝 Installation Steps
• 🏃‍♂️ How to Run
• ⚙️ Dependencies
• 🖼️ Screenshots with Descriptions
• 🛠️ Code Customization Guide

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🌟 README.md

# Insider Threat Monitor

> **Detect and analyze insider threats in real-time using Windows Event Logs (`.evtx`).**

This tool parses `.evtx` files, detects suspicious activities, and provides a web-based dashboard for monitoring login patterns, critical events, and detected threats.

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## 🚀 Table of Contents
1. [Overview](#overview)
2. [Installation](#installation)
3. [How to Run](#how-to-run)
4. [Dependencies](#dependencies)
5. [Screenshots](#screenshots)
6. [Customization](#customization)

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## 🎯 Overview

The **Insider Threat Monitor** is designed to:
- Parse Windows Security Event Logs (`security.evtx`).
- Detect suspicious activities like after-hours logins, mass file access, and USB device usage.
- Provide a user-friendly dashboard with real-time alerts and analytics.

### Key Features:
- 🔒 **Authentication**: Secure admin login with default credentials (`admin / admin123`).
- 📊 **Dashboard**: Real-time stats and charts.
- 🚨 **Alerts**: Detailed list of detected threats.
- 🕐 **Live Feed**: Real-time event streaming.

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## 🏁 Installation

### 1. Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Insider-Threat-Monitor.git
cd Insider-Threat-Monitor

2. Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows
source venv/bin/activate  # macOS/Linux

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Prepare Data

Ensure you have a valid .evtx file in data/security.evtx.

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🚀 How to Run

1. Parse Log File

python core/log_parser.py data/security.evtx data/events.csv

2. Generate Alerts

python core/alert_engine.py

3. Start the Dashboard

python app.py

Open: http://localhost:5001

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📦 Dependencies

Package	Purpose
Flask	Web framework
pandas	Data processing
Evtx	Parse .evtx logs
Flask-Login	Authentication

Install all dependencies via:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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🖼️ Screenshots

1. Login Page

• Default Credentials: admin / admin123
• Secure authentication ensures only authorized users can access sensitive data.

2. Dashboard Home

• Stats at a Glance:
  • Total Events
  • Users
  • Critical Events
• Login Activity Chart: Shows non-zero hours with login activity.

3. Detected Threats

• Detailed Alerts: Lists suspicious activities with timestamps, risk levels, and descriptions.
• High-risk events are highlighted for quick action.

4. Live Feed

• Real-time Updates: Displays ongoing events as they occur.
• Risk Levels: Indicates severity for each event.

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🛠️ Customization

1. Change Default Credentials

Edit app.py:

USERS = {
    'admin': {
        'password': 'new_password',  # Change this!
        'id': 1
    }
}

2. Modify Detection Rules

Edit config/rules.json:

{
  "after_hours_window": [2, 5],  # After-hours detection window
  "file_access_threshold": 50,    # Threshold for mass file access
  "critical_event_ids": [4624, 4663, 4664, 4688],
  "alert_emails": [],
  "description": "Detection rules for insider threat monitoring",
  "version": "1.0"
}

3. Add New Alert Types

In core/alert_engine.py, add new rules under generate_alerts().

4. Change Layout or Styling

Edit dashboard/static/style.css for custom styling.

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📜 License

MIT License © 2025 Your Name

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, subject to the following conditions...

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first.

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🌐 Deployment

Deploy to:

• Docker
• Heroku
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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