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Security risk response impact analysis

  • US 10,185,924 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/2014
  • Issued: 01/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • accessing security data describing a security risk present in a software module that is executable on one or more host devices, the security risk including at least one of;

    an unauthorized use of the software module;

    ora vulnerability that enables the unauthorized use of the software module;

    accessing deployment data indicating the one or more host devices to which the software module is deployed;

    accessing value data describing revenue that is at least partly generated through execution of the software module on the one or more host devices;

    accessing risk data describing a loss that is at least partly generated by a presence of the security risk in the software module deployed on the one or more host devices;

    accessing rule data describing response profiles associated with the security risk, individual ones of the response profiles include multiple actions arranged into a tree structure with branching dependencies to respond to the security risk;

    for the individual ones of the response profiles, determining a financial impact of performing the one or more actions, the financial impact including;

    a change in the revenue due to performing the one or more actions included in the response profiles; and

    a change in the loss due to performing the one or more actions included in the response profiles; and

    causing, via a user interface, response recommendation information to be presented, wherein the response recommendation information describes, for the individual ones of the response profiles;

    the one or more actions to respond to the security risk;

    the change in the revenue due to performing the one or more actions; and

    the change in the loss due to performing the one or more actions.

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