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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Robert David Zobel, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy David Dodd, Tucker, GA (US);
Sharon A. Millar, Dawsonville, GA (US);
David Gerald Nesfeder, Jr., Suwanee, GA (US);
Christopher S. Singer, Decatur, GA (US);
Robert David Zobel, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy David Dodd, Tucker, GA (US);
Sharon A. Millar, Dawsonville, GA (US);
David Gerald Nesfeder, Jr., Suwanee, GA (US);
Christopher S. Singer, Decatur, GA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Managing the selection and scheduling of security audits run on a computing network. The computer network is surveyed by a security audit system to determine the function and relative importance of the elements in the network. Based on function and priority, a more thorough type of security audit is selected to run against each of the network elements by the security audit system. The security audit can also be automatically scheduled based on the information gathered from the survey. Once the system runs the security audit, a vulnerability assessment can be calculated for each element in the network. The vulnerability assessment can be presented in a format that facilitates interpretation and response by someone operating the system. The vulnerability assessment can also be used to configure and schedule future security audits.