Cybersecurity Artifact Generation via Unified Data Lake

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Solution Overview

Problem

Information security departments face challenges in maintaining compliance with information security standards due to outdated and non-integrated storage architectures, leading to difficulties in managing and governing cybersecurity data effectively.

Innovation Solution

A cybersecurity system that includes a presentation module, data rendering instructions module, communication module, and data management module to visually display and generate information security programs and artifacts, utilizing machine learning models to determine compliance with various standards and automatically create or update information security programs based on user input.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional non-integrated storage architectures are used, then data storage is simple, but data management and governance become difficult and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata managementVSAvoidstorage architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges previously disjointed storage architectures into a unified, integrated data lake structure. Multiple data sources and formats are consolidated into a single centralized repository that enables seamless data management, governance, and access across the organization, directly resolving the contradiction between storage simplicity and management ease.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated data lake architecture provides universal data storage capabilities that handle multiple data types, formats, and sources within a single system. This multi-functional platform supports various data management operations including storage, retrieval, governance, and analytics, eliminating the need for separate specialized storage systems while simplifying overall data management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If manual processes are used for compliance management, then system complexity is low, but productivity and efficiency are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance management efficiencyVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service capabilities where the automated compliance management platform independently performs data classification, policy enforcement, artifact generation, and compliance reporting without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically monitors its own state, identifies compliance gaps, and executes remediation actions, thereby dramatically improving productivity while the initial setup complexity is managed through standardized templates and frameworks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring compliance policies, data classification rules, and artifact templates before compliance issues arise. The system proactively establishes governance frameworks, data catalogs, and security policies in advance, enabling automatic enforcement and reporting without manual configuration during compliance audits, thus enhancing efficiency while managing complexity through upfront standardization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If outdated information security systems are used, then system complexity is low, but adaptability to new standards and extensibility are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance standard alignmentVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The information security system is designed with dynamic characteristics that enable it to adapt to changing compliance standards and organizational requirements. The architecture supports real-time policy updates, dynamic data classification, and flexible artifact generation templates that can be modified without system redesign. This dynamic adaptability allows the system to respond to new security standards and emerging threats while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design patterns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11436339B1Systems, methods, and user interfaces for intelligent and expedited generation of cybersecurity artifacts using cybersecurity control data objects

Publication Date: 2022.09.06 RISQ MANAGEMENT LLC

AI summary

In some embodiments, a cybersecurity data handling and governance service displays a cybersecurity artifact generation object. In some embodiments, while displaying the cybersecurity artifact generation object, the cybersecurity data handling and governance service receives a first input selecting the cybersecurity artifact generation object. In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the first input is directed to generating a first cybersecurity artifact corresponding to a first authoritative information security standard and in accordance with a determination that the first user interface is dedicated to displaying information directed to a respective cybersecurity data catalogue, the cybersecurity data handling and governance service generates the first cybersecurity artifact based on a first set of cybersecurity control data objects included in the respective cybersecurity data catalogue in accordance with submittal-criteria defined by the first authoritative information security standard.