What is the primary function of the Host Timeline?

The primary function of the Host Timeline is to display all relevant events for a specific computer. This comprehensive view allows responders to analyze the timeline of activities on that host, providing insights into various events such as file access, process creation, network connections, and other system events that occurred over time. By aggregating these events in a chronological format, the Host Timeline helps analysts to understand the context of incidents, investigate anomalies, and piece together the narrative surrounding potential security breaches. This makes it an essential tool for forensic analysis and incident response.

While processes executed on a server and malware detection are important aspects of security analysis, they represent specific elements of a broader investigation that is facilitated by the information presented in the Host Timeline. Similarly, tracking user activity across devices may be relevant in a broader context, but the Host Timeline's core strength specifically lies in its ability to present a detailed sequence of events for a single host, providing a foundation for deeper analysis.