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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2006
Bradley Kenneth Mcfarlane, Ottawa, CA;
Douglas Wiemer, Ashton, CA;
Kevin Mcnamee, Ottawa, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Systems and methods of associating security vulnerabilities and assets, and related Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) and data structures, are disclosed. A definition of a security vulnerability, which includes multiple asset characteristics such as an asset platform that may be exploited via the security vulnerability and an asset platform that is affected when the exploited asset platform is exploited via the security vulnerability, is compared with definitions of one or more assets of an information system. An association between the security vulnerability and an asset is made if the definition of the asset includes a first asset characteristic of the security vulnerability definition and either the definition of the asset or the definition of another asset that has a relationship with the asset includes a second asset characteristic of the security vulnerability definition. The security vulnerability definition may also identify an asset platform that protects against the vulnerability.