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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Steven E. Noel, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Sushil Jajodia, Oakton, VA (US);
Brian C. O'berry, North Potomac, MD (US);
Michael A. Jacobs, Tulsa, OK (US);
Inventors:
Steven E. Noel, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Sushil Jajodia, Oakton, VA (US);
Brian C. O'Berry, North Potomac, MD (US);
Michael A. Jacobs, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a network hardening mechanism. The mechanism: generates a dependency graph from a multitude of exploits; constructs a goal conditions expression which may then be used to determine set(s) of safe network configurations. A subset of these safe network configuration sets may then be selected for implementation using hardening costs as a criterion.