Cloud Cybersecurity Matrix with Maturity Model Overlay

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing cyber defense matrix is designed for traditional on-premise computing environments and fails to effectively organize and categorize cloud security protection ecosystems, making it difficult to assess and improve cloud security capabilities.

Innovation Solution

A cloud computing cybersecurity matrix and overlaid maturity model that organizes cybersecurity capabilities and measures their maturity level, enabling comprehensive protection and continuous improvement of cloud security.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the traditional cyber defense matrix is used for cloud computing environments, then the existing security framework can be maintained, but the matrix fails to effectively organize and categorize cloud security protection ecosystems

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to cloud computing environmentsVSAvoidcomplexity of security capability organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the cloud security ecosystem into distinct capability categories (protect, detect, respond, recover) and technology layers (infrastructure, platform, application, data) within the matrix framework. This segmentation allows cloud-specific security capabilities to be systematically organized while maintaining the overall matrix structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimensional framework by overlaying a maturity model (levels 1-5) onto the existing cybersecurity matrix. This adds a temporal and developmental dimension to the static matrix, enabling assessment of cloud security capabilities across multiple dimensions simultaneously, thus improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a new cloud-specific cybersecurity matrix is developed, then cloud security capabilities can be effectively organized, but the complexity of the security framework increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveeffectiveness in organizing cloud security capabilitiesVSAvoidcomplexity of the security framework

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal cybersecurity matrix that serves multiple functions: organizing cloud security capabilities, assessing maturity levels, identifying gaps, and guiding improvement initiatives. By making the matrix multi-functional, it achieves effective organization of cloud security capabilities without proportionally increasing framework complexity, as the same structure serves multiple purposes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent nests the maturity model assessment framework within the existing cybersecurity matrix structure. The maturity levels (1-5) are embedded as an overlay on top of the capability categories and technology layers, creating a nested structure where the maturity assessment fits within the matrix framework rather than existing as a separate complex system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Measurement precision

If cloud security capabilities are assessed without a standardized framework, then flexibility in assessment is maintained, but it becomes difficult to identify gaps and prioritize risk mitigation efforts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision in assessing security capability maturityVSAvoidcomplexity of assessment methodology

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the assessment methodology by introducing standardized maturity level parameters (levels 1-5) that quantify security capability states. This parameterization enables precise measurement of maturity levels across different cloud security capabilities while maintaining manageable complexity through consistent parameter application across all assessment areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250030742A1Cloud computing cybersecurity matrix with overlaid maturity model

Publication Date: 2025.01.23 WELLS FARGO BANK NA

AI summary

An example computer system for providing a maturity model can include: one or more processors; and non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoding instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the computer system to: use a cloud computing cybersecurity matrix that organizes a suite of cybersecurity capabilities associated with a cloud computing environment; overlay the maturity model onto the cloud computing cybersecurity matrix, the maturity model measuring a maturity level of technologies associated with the cloud computing environment; and display a dashboard showing the cloud computing cybersecurity matrix with the maturity model overlaid thereon.