System and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering tools

Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by one or more processors is operable to perform operations comprising:

• receiving network scan results from information sources in heterogeneous formats;
• converting the network scan results into structurally normalized scan results using a plurality of first tags and a second tag nested in the first tags, the first tags indicating a test, the second tag indicating a result of the test;
• identifying semantically equivalent network scan results in the structurally normalized scan results;
• and
• comparing at least a portion of the semantically equivalent network scan results with a network policy to determine a compliance with the network policy.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors operable to execute instructions stored on a memory such that the one or more processors
• receive network scan results from information sources in heterogeneous formats;
• convert the network scan results into structurally normalized scan results using a plurality of first tags and a second tag nested in the first tags, the first tags indicating a test, the second tag indicating a result of the test;
• identify semantically equivalent network scan results in the structurally normalized scan results;
• and
• compare at least a portion of the semantically equivalent network scan results with a network policy to determine a compliance with the network policy.