Automated B2B Security Incident Reporting via Unified Network

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current business-to-business (B2B) communication and data exchange processes are inefficient and lack a unified platform for secure, automated information sharing and monitoring across multiple vendors and clients, leading to manual errors, compliance issues, and difficulties in aggregating data across organizations.

Innovation Solution

A B2B monitoring and information exchange network (MIEN) system that enables secure, automated data exchange and message interaction between corporate entities through relationship-pair modules, allowing for the sharing of information on security breaches and incidents, and providing a unified platform for managing multiple relationships and tasks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual communication and data exchange processes are used between vendors and clients, then individual flexibility and direct control are maintained, but efficiency is reduced and errors increase due to repetitive manual efforts

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveefficiencyVSAvoidmanual effort

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated self-service through robotic process execution. Robots autonomously perform data exchange, communication, and task completion between vendors and clients without requiring manual human intervention for each interaction, thereby improving efficiency while maintaining operational simplicity through centralized management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual mechanical communication processes are replaced with automated robotic systems. The patent substitutes human manual operations with software robots that execute predefined workflows, eliminating repetitive manual efforts and reducing errors while maintaining the ability to perform complex B2B interactions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If individual one-to-one communication channels are used for B2B relationships, then direct control and simplicity are maintained, but data aggregation across multiple organizations becomes difficult and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata aggregation capabilityVSAvoidtime for data collection

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple individual one-to-one communication channels into a unified platform. Robots aggregate data from multiple vendors and clients through a centralized system, enabling comprehensive data collection and analysis across the entire B2B network rather than requiring separate manual collection from each relationship

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The robotic communication system provides universal functionality across multiple B2B relationships. A single robotic platform can interact with multiple vendors and clients, aggregate diverse data types, and perform various communication tasks simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate manual processes for each relationship

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If vendors manually manage client requests for reporting and compliance data without automated systems, then flexibility in handling individual requests is maintained, but overhead increases and scalability is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovescalabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Vendors can autonomously manage and fulfill client requests for reporting and compliance data through automated robotic systems. The robots automatically generate required reports, collect compliance information, and deliver them to clients without manual vendor intervention, enabling scalable handling of increasing request volumes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary automated preparation of reporting and compliance data. Robots pre-generate reports, pre-collect compliance information, and pre-validate data before clients request it, reducing the overhead of handling requests and enabling vendors to scale their compliance management capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

4Reliability

If confidential data is shared through traditional B2B channels, then existing communication flexibility is maintained, but security risks increase due to lack of centralized monitoring and control

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesecurityVSAvoidmonitoring system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A centralized robotic intermediary system mediates all confidential data exchanges between vendors and clients. The robotic platform acts as a secure intermediary that monitors, controls, and logs all data sharing activities, providing enhanced security through centralized oversight while maintaining communication flexibility through automated workflows

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10992695B2Security breach reporting and incident management system

Publication Date: 2021.04.27 CENTRL INC

AI summary

A breach reporting and incident management (BRIM) system and method are disclosed. The system and method include a network hardware and software platform through which multiple user entities can more automatically conduct and manage their relationships and exchange data. User entities include but are not limited to corporate entities. Once connections are established the connection itself is automatically archived along with all communications history, and data exchange history. Data exchanged includes data regarding security breaches affecting services provided by one of the users.