The dashboard is your operational command center, translating network and security data into actionable insight. It’s designed to help administrators measure progress, detect threats, and guide the organization along its cybersecurity maturity journey.
Overview
The Scout Dashboard provides a unified view of your organization’s health and security posture. It aggregates data from Scout’s services including VPN connectivity, Blackhole filtering, and Sentry monitoring into visual indicators that highlight strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
Each dashboard card represents a key performance or risk metric that reflects the organization’s current state of protection.
Purpose
The dashboard connects technical activity to strategic awareness. Administrators use it to:
- Identify emerging security incidents in real time
- Track network and device status across all connected environments
- Measure incident response and SLA compliance
- Communicate overall risk and improvement trends to leadership or stakeholders
By regularly reviewing dashboard data, administrators move from reactive troubleshooting toward proactive risk management — a core part of advancing from Level 2 (Visibility) to Level 3 (Control) in the maturity model.
Key Components
- Metric Cards: Compact visuals summarizing essential data such as incident volume, detection trends, and device health.
- Filters & Time Ranges: Allow administrators to analyze historical performance or isolate data by severity, location, or timeframe.
- Drill-Down Navigation: Each card links to a dedicated reference page for detailed interpretation and next steps.
- SLA Tracking: Measures whether incidents are being resolved within the defined remediation windows configured under SLA Policies.
How to Use the Dashboard Effectively
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Start Broad, Then Drill Down
Begin with the high-level dashboard metrics to identify patterns, then open detailed metric pages to analyze underlying causes. -
Establish a Review Cadence
Review metrics weekly or monthly to understand trends and detect potential regressions in performance or risk reduction. -
Correlate Metrics Across Services
Use relationships between Sentry alerts, DNS filtering results, and VPN activity to pinpoint where attention is needed most. -
Report and Communicate
Summarize key findings for leadership or team meetings. Clear communication of risk builds buy-in for ongoing improvement.
Why It Matters
A well-monitored dashboard provides both technical and operational insight, ensuring:
- Faster detection of unusual or malicious behavior
- Evidence-based decision making for policy changes
- Improved accountability across teams
- Progress tracking toward defined maturity milestones
Over time, dashboard awareness evolves into operational foresight — enabling administrators to anticipate issues before they become incidents.
The Scout Dashboard updates automatically with data from all connected routers and peers. Regular review helps identify shifts in risk, user behavior, or network performance early.