Cybersecurity Enhancement Program for Automated Threat Remediation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organizations face challenges in enhancing cybersecurity due to the lack of time and expertise to audit and improve their security measures, leading to a higher risk of cyber-attacks, with existing solutions being inadequate for providing multi-layer protection in minimal time.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus and method that utilize a processor to receive and analyze cybersecurity data, compare it to metrics, generate a cybersecurity enhancement program including a cyber-attack simulation, and implement it to enhance the entity's security, providing multi-layer protection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If organizations implement comprehensive cybersecurity audits and improvements, then cybersecurity protection level is improved, but time consumption and expertise requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecybersecurity protection levelVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables organizations to automatically assess and improve their own cybersecurity posture without requiring external expert intervention. The automated assessment platform performs comprehensive security evaluations, generates improvement programs, and tracks implementation progress all through self-service mechanisms, eliminating the need for specialized cybersecurity expertise while maintaining high protection levels

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary cybersecurity assessments and generates improvement programs in advance before actual cyber threats materialize. By proactively identifying vulnerabilities and preparing remediation strategies beforehand, organizations can quickly respond to threats without consuming excessive time during actual security incidents

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If organizations implement comprehensive cybersecurity audits and improvements, then cybersecurity protection level is improved, but complexity of implementation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecybersecurity protection levelVSAvoidcomplexity of implementation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The automated assessment platform serves as an intermediary between complex cybersecurity requirements and simple organizational operations. It translates complex security protocols into straightforward assessment questions and transforms intricate improvement programs into simple, actionable tasks that can be easily implemented and tracked without requiring deep technical expertise

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system divides comprehensive cybersecurity assessment into multiple manageable segments or modules. Each segment focuses on specific security domains (network security, application security, data protection, etc.), allowing organizations to systematically address complexity by tackling individual segments rather than overwhelming comprehensive changes all at once

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If existing cybersecurity solutions are used, then some protection is provided, but multi-layer protection in minimal time is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-layer protectionVSAvoidspeed of implementation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the cybersecurity enhancement program based on real-time assessment results and organizational priorities. It automatically prioritizes remediation tasks, allocates resources efficiently, and adapts the implementation timeline to achieve multi-layer protection as quickly as possible while maintaining quality standards

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops that monitor progress toward multi-layer protection goals. By tracking implementation status, measuring security improvements, and providing real-time feedback on progress, the system accelerates deployment by quickly identifying and resolving bottlenecks, ensuring multi-layer protection is achieved in minimal time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11829486B1Apparatus and method for enhancing cybersecurity of an entity
Publication Date: 2023.11.28 LAMBOTTE TOM
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AI summary

An apparatus and method for enhancing cybersecurity of an entity, wherein the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive entity data including cybersecurity related data from an entity, compare the entity data to a cybersecurity metric, generate a cybersecurity enhancement program as a function of the comparison, wherein the cybersecurity enhancement program includes a cyber-attack simulation, and implement the cybersecurity enhancement program for the entity based on the entity data.