Cloud Security Testing Interface Consolidating Scanners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security testing processes for computing devices and services are resource-intensive and time-consuming, requiring manual interaction with multiple interfaces and skilled operators, leading to delays and potential security risks due to the inefficiency of running and processing results from various security tools.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based multi-layered security testing system utilizing a single graphical user interface to initiate and manage multiple cloud-based security scanners, eliminating the need for manual input across multiple interfaces and leveraging cloud resources for efficient scanning and result compilation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple security tools are tested manually by skilled operators using separate computing devices, then comprehensive security testing can be performed, but the process becomes resource-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple security tools and their previously separate interfaces into a single unified cloud-based interface. This allows comprehensive security testing to be performed through one interface rather than requiring separate access to multiple tools, thereby reducing the time required while maintaining testing completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based interface as an intermediary between the user and multiple security tools. This intermediary automatically manages and coordinates the execution of various security tools, eliminating the need for manual operation of each tool separately and significantly reducing testing time
2Reliability
If security testing is performed by skilled operators using multiple computing devices, then thorough security assessment can be achieved, but resource consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud-based interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides a unified access point, automatically manages multiple security tools, coordinates testing operations, and consolidates results. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple separate computing devices and manual operations, reducing resource consumption while maintaining thoroughness
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service security testing where the cloud-based interface automatically executes and coordinates multiple security tools without requiring skilled operators to manually manage each tool. This automation reduces both resource consumption and the need for specialized human resources
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple security tools are executed separately on different computing devices, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate security tool interfaces into a single cloud-based interface that provides unified access to all security tools. This consolidation maintains comprehensive tool coverage while significantly reducing interface complexity, as users interact with one interface rather than multiple separate ones
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with cloud-based multi-layered security testing of a target application with multiple cloud-based security scanners using a single cloud-based graphical user interface are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request via a security testing interface to perform the cloud-based multi-layered security test on the target application. A single set of security test instructions to perform the cloud-based multi-layered security test on the target application using the selected cloud-based security scanners is generated and executed to initiate multiple security tests on the target application. A single set of scan results for the target application is generated based upon the execution of the multiple security tests, and is displayed by the single cloud-based graphical user interface.