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Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Margaret M. Bennett, Markham, CA;

Barbara J. Bryant, Clinton Corners, NY (US);

William E. Spencer, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/577 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing security vulnerability information is provided. The method may include checking for the security vulnerability information product supplier servers. The method may further include sending alerts to a security vulnerability administrator associated with a client environment. Additionally, the method may include performing a security check on the security vulnerability administrator to authorize the security vulnerability administrator to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may also include authenticating customers associated with the client environment to authorize the customers to receive the security vulnerability information. The method may further include prompting the authorized security vulnerability administrator to acknowledge an information confidentiality reminder. The method may also include sending an audit record to the product supplier server. The method may further include presenting the security vulnerability information to the authorized security vulnerability administrator and the authorized customers associated with the client environment.


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