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US 2011/0214183 A1Published application
Systems and methods for performing risk analysis
AssigneeVerizon Business Global LLC
InventorRobert T. Fudge
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Abstract
A method for analyzing a network element may include assigning values to each of a plurality of vulnerabilities. The method may also include identifying a vulnerability associated with the network element and generating a risk indicator for the network element based on the assigned value associated with the identified vulnerability.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- assigning values to each of a plurality of security-related vulnerabilities, each of the values being based on at least one of a function or location of a network element;
- monitoring a first one of a plurality of network elements;
- identifying at least one security-related vulnerability associated with the first network element;
- and
- generating a risk indicator for the first network element based on an assigned value associated with the identified at least one security-related vulnerability.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory configured to:
- store values associated with a plurality of security-related vulnerabilities, and
- store information representing exceptions to security rules;
- and
- a processing device configured to:
- receive information corresponding to at least one identified security-related vulnerability associated with a first network device,
- access the memory to determine a value associated with each of the at least one identified security-related vulnerability associated with the first network device,
- access the memory to determine whether an exception to a security rule exists with respect to any of the at least one identified security-related vulnerability associated with the first network device, and
- generate a risk indicator for the first network device based on the value associated with each of the at least one identified security-related vulnerability and whether an exception to a security rule exists with respect to any of the at least one identified security-related vulnerability.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.