Cyber-security Risk Analysis System for Industrial Control Networks

The patent merges multiple security data sources, vulnerability databases, and monitoring functions into a single centralized interface that aggregates cyber-security state and risk information. This consolidation allows operators to view comprehensive security information in one location rather than分散 across multiple tools, directly resolving the information aggregation need while managing complexity through integrated architecture.

The centralized interface is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: aggregating security events, evaluating vulnerabilities, assessing risks, and providing decision support. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, improving information availability while containing complexity through a unified platform that handles diverse security operations.

The system extracts and focuses on critical security events and vulnerabilities from the continuous stream of network data, rather than processing all generated events equally. By identifying and extracting only the most significant security-relevant information, the system maintains reliable monitoring while reducing the effective data volume that requires detailed processing and operator attention.

The patent changes parameters by prioritizing and weighting different security events based on their risk significance. Instead of treating all events uniformly, the system adjusts evaluation parameters to focus computational resources on high-risk vulnerabilities and critical security states, thereby maintaining monitoring reliability while managing processing load through intelligent parameter-based filtering.

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-evaluating and prioritizing vulnerabilities based on their potential risk impact before full assessment is required. Vulnerabilities are pre-categorized and ranked, allowing the system to quickly present the most critical issues first while maintaining comprehensive scanning capabilities in the background, thus improving response time without sacrificing coverage.

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors security events and adjusts vulnerability scanning priorities based on observed threats and system state. This dynamic feedback allows the system to focus scanning resources on areas of highest risk in real-time, maintaining comprehensive coverage while reducing assessment time for low-priority areas where threats are less likely.