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# About Network events

**Network events** are a unique detection event that displays the links between shared identifiers, compromised accounts, and fake accounts. You can detect and analyze **Network events** in **Account Defender** to easily understand the relationships between affected accounts and events, particularly for large-scale abuse. By taking advantage of Network events, you can observe patterns in complex attacks, which lets you take action for your organization faster.

## Prerequisites

For Network events to appear, you must set up a Network event **policy rule** in **Account Defender > Policies.** Once the rule is triggered, it will appear in your Account Defender **Dashboard.**

## View a Network event

To view a Network event, navigate to **Account Defender > Dashboard** and select a Network-type event. If you do not update or resolve any of the accounts in the Network, then it will be automatically archived in 14 days. Otherwise, Networks are archived 30 days after they are created.

> **Tip**
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> You can filter by **Event Type > Network** to quickly find the right event.

From a Network event’s **Investigation** page, you can use the following panels to learn more about the event and take appropriate action:

* [**Network Attack**](/applications/about-network-events#network-attack)
* [**Linked Attacks by Network**](/applications/about-network-events#linked-attacks-by-network)
* [**Activities Log**](/applications/about-network-events#activities-log)

### Network Attack

The **Network Attack** panel lists a brief summary about the attack.

* **Linked accounts ID:** The number of accounts involved in the attack. You can also export each account’s ID.
* **Attack type:** The type of attack.

You can also select **Open control panel** to view each affected account by different identifiers.

### Linked Attacks by Network

The **Linked Attacks by Network** panel displays the relationships between the network type identifier (for example, a VID) and accounts affected by the event. From here, you can learn how networks of accounts are connected to each other to create a large-scale event. You can also see a breakdown of the types of identifiers involved.

### Activities Log

The **Activities Log** is a full activity record for the network event. You can customize the display by choosing different table columns and filtering your results.