Integrated enterprise-level compliance and risk management system
First Claim
1. A compliance management system comprising:
- a plurality of distributed software interfaces to interface with a plurality of assets on a network;
an asset module to discover the plurality of assets using the plurality of distributed software interfaces and to allow a user to configure the plurality of assets;
a policy module to allow a user to apply one or more of a set of policies to one or more of the plurality of assets and to analyze compliance with the set of policies;
a policy editor to allow a user to add policies to the set of policies and to edit policies in the set of policies; and
a reporting module to report the compliance of the one or more assets with the one or more policies based on the analysis performed by the policy module.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a plurality of distributed software interfaces to interface with a plurality of assets on a network. The present invention can also include an asset module to discover the plurality of assets using the plurality of distributed software interfaces and to allow a user to configure the plurality of assets, and a policy module to allow a user to apply one or more of a set of policies to one or more of the plurality of assets and to analyze compliance with the set of policies. A policy editor can allow a user to add policies to the set of policies and to edit policies in the set of policies. Furthermore, the present invention can include a reporting module to report the compliance of the one or more assets with the one or more policies based on the analysis performed by the policy module.
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17 Claims
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1. A compliance management system comprising:
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a plurality of distributed software interfaces to interface with a plurality of assets on a network;
an asset module to discover the plurality of assets using the plurality of distributed software interfaces and to allow a user to configure the plurality of assets;
a policy module to allow a user to apply one or more of a set of policies to one or more of the plurality of assets and to analyze compliance with the set of policies;
a policy editor to allow a user to add policies to the set of policies and to edit policies in the set of policies; and
a reporting module to report the compliance of the one or more assets with the one or more policies based on the analysis performed by the policy module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6)
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- 4. The compliance management system of 1, wherein the asset module allows the user to place a set of assets into an asset group.
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7. A method comprising:
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collecting information from a plurality of software interfaces distributed over a network of an enterprise at a compliance management system;
discovering assets using the collected information;
configuring the discovered assets;
applying one or more policies to the configured assets;
analyzing a compliance of the assets with the one or more policies applied to the assets; and
reporting the results of the analysis to a user of the compliance management system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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collecting information from a plurality of software interfaces distributed over a network of an enterprise at a compliance management system;
discovering assets using the collected information;
configuring the discovered assets;
applying one or more policies to the configured assets;
analyzing a compliance of the assets with the one or more policies applied to the assets; and
reporting the results of the analysis to a user of the compliance management system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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