Using an entity reputation when calculating an entity risk score

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing event risk score generation operation. The event risk score generation operation includes identifying an anomalous event from a plurality of events enacted by the entity; generating a first event risk severity score based upon the anomalous event; generating a second event risk severity score based upon a historical entity risk function, the historical entity risk function providing an indication of historical security risk of the entity; generating an entity risk severity score for the entity, the generating using the historical entity risk function and the event risk severity score; performing a risk-adaptive prevention operation, the risk-adaptive prevention operation using the entity risk severity score, the risk-adaptive prevention operation adaptively responding to mitigate risk associated with the anomalous event.