Method for wireless network security exposure visualization and scenario analysis

A method for providing a security exposure analysis of a selected local geographic region using at least one security exposure representation associated with one or more wireless networks within the selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• providing a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout in graphical form and one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• generating a computer model of the selected local geographic region including the layout;
• inputting information associated with one or more components of a wireless network into the computer model, the one or more components including at least one of the wireless access devices;
• determining signal intensity characteristics of the at least one wireless access device of the wireless network over at least a portion of the selected geographic region using the computer model;
• generating security information associated with a security exposure view using at least the signal intensity characteristics of the at least one wireless access device;
• and
• displaying the security exposure view on a display, the security exposure view being an ability of at least one intruder device in the portion of the selected geographic region to access the at least one wireless access device.

A method for displaying one or more regions associated with one or more security exposures for a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout;
• displaying one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• displaying a first region associated with at least one of the wireless access devices illustrating a first level of security exposure;
• and
• displaying a second region associated with at least one of the wireless access devices illustrating a second level of security exposure.

A method for displaying multiple regions associated with one or more signal variability for a selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• displaying a first region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a first level of signal variability;
• and
• displaying a second region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a second level of signal variability.

Method for displaying one or more regions associated with one or more security exposures for a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• displaying a first region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a first level of security exposure;
• displaying a second region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a second level of security exposure;
• and
• displaying a prediction confidence indication, the prediction confidence indication being associated with a measure of signal accuracy associated with the first region and the second region.

A method for displaying one or more regions associated with signal certainty of at least a strength in a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• retrieving information associated with a selected geographic region from a first portion of memory;
• displaying the selected geographic region from at least a portion of the information, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• determining a first region having a first range of signal strength and a first certainty level associated with at least one of the wireless devices using a predetermined process;
• displaying the first region associated with at least one of the wireless devices illustrating the first range of signal strength and the first certainty level on a display device;
• providing a selected input coupled to the display device;
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• displaying an Nth region associated with at least one of the wireless devices illustrating a Nth range of signal strength, where Nth is an integer of 2 or greater, and a second certainty level upon the selected input.

A method for displaying one or more regions associated with variability of at least a parameter associated with a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the method comprising:

• retrieving information associated with a selected geographic region from a first portion of memory;
• displaying the selected geographic region from at least a portion of the information, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• determining a first region having a first variability level for a parameter associated with at least one of the wireless devices using a predetermined process;
• displaying the first region associated with the parameter for at least one of the wireless devices illustrating the first variability level on a display device;
• and
• displaying an Nth region associated with the one of the wireless devices illustrating a Nth range of variability associated with the parameter, where Nth is an integer of 2 or greater.

A system for displaying one or more regions associated with one or more security exposures for a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the system comprising one or more computer memories, the one or more computer memories including:

• code directed to displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout;
• code directed to displaying one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• code directed to displaying a first region associated with at least one of the wireless access devices illustrating a first level of security exposure;
• and
• code directed to displaying a second region associated with at least one of the wireless access devices illustrating a second level of security exposure.

A system for displaying multiple regions associated with one or more signal variability for a selected local geographic region, the system comprising one or more computer memories, the one or more computer memories comprising:

• code directed to displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• code directed to displaying a first region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a first level of signal variability;
• and
• code directed to displaying a second region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a second level of signal variability.

A system for displaying one or more regions associated with one or more security exposures for a wireless network within a selected local geographic region, the system comprising one or more computer memories comprising:

• code directed to displaying a selected geographic region, the selected geographic region comprising a layout and one or more wireless access devices disposed in a spatial manner within a portion of the layout;
• code directed to displaying a first region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a first level of security exposure;
• code directed to displaying a second region associated with at least one of the access devices illustrating a second level of security exposure;
• and
• code directed to displaying a prediction confidence indication, the prediction confidence indication being associated with a measure of signal accuracy associated with the first region and the second region.