Distributed network architecture security system
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1. A system for assessing the vulnerability of a network comprising:
- a central console; and
an agent disposed on said network for performing active tests under control of said central console, said agent communicating the results of said tests to said central console.
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Abstract
A system for assessing the vulnerability of a network is disclosed and comprises a central console and a plurality of agents disposed on the network for performing active tests under control of the central console. The agents probe the network for vulnerabilities, and communicate the results of the tests to said central console, where a report on the security of the network is prepared.
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1. A system for assessing the vulnerability of a network comprising:
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a central console; and
an agent disposed on said network for performing active tests under control of said central console, said agent communicating the results of said tests to said central console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of assessing the security of a network comprising the steps of:
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deploying an agent on said network; and
directing said agent from a central console to run tests on said network to assess the vulnerability of said network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A network security system comprising:
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a central console;
an agent disposed on said network for performing active tests under control of said central console, said agent communicating the results of said tests to said central console; and
report means for providing a report on said security of said network in response to said results of said tests. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A network security assessment method comprising the steps of:
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deploying an agent on said network;
directing said agent from a central console to run active tests on said network to assess the vulnerability of said network; and
compiling said results of said tests. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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61. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer to provide an assessment of the vulnerability of a network of computers, said computer readable program code means comprising:
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a first computer readable program code means executing on at least one computer on said network for performing active tests on said network; and
a second computer readable program code means for sending instructions to said first computer readable program code means to perform said tests and for receiving the results of said tests run by said first computer readable program code means. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, assess the vulnerability of a network of processors, said computer data signal comprising:
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a first program code segment executing on at least one processor on said network for performing active tests on said network; and
a second program code segment for sending instructions to said first program code segment to perform said tests and for receiving the results of said tests run by said first program code segment. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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