Inferential analysis using feedback for extracting and combining cyber risk information including proxy connection analyses

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present technology include methods of assessing risk of a cyber security failure in one or more computer networks for an entity. Various embodiments include establishing a plurality of proxy connections with entity resources, evaluating performance of the proxy connections, and scoring the proxy connections based on performance. Various embodiments may further include automatically determining, based on the proxy score, a change or setting regarding the proxy connections. Various embodiments may also include automatically recommending, based on the assessed risk, computer network changes for the one or more computer networks to reduce the assessed risk. Some embodiments may include providing recommended computer network and/or policy changes to reduce the assessed risk, determining the entity has enacted some recommended network changes, and in response, automatically reassessing the risk of a cyber security failure based on the enacted recommended computer network changes.