Mutually Independent Computer Subsystems Through Dependency Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to effectively identify and manage mutually independent computer subsystems within a computer environment, leading to potential security vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in cybersecurity policies and risk management.
Innovation Solution
A system and method to determine whether a group of computer assets is in a mutual independence state by identifying dependencies between assets and updating data records accordingly, enabling effective management and monitoring of these subsystems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional computer environment management systems are used, then general monitoring and management functions are provided, but they fail to identify mutually independent subsystems leading to security vulnerabilities and management inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the computer environment into distinct mutually independent subsystems (capsules) based on dependency analysis. Each subsystem is identified as a separate unit with its own assets that do not depend on external assets, enabling targeted security management and reducing overall system complexity through modular organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary dependency analysis to identify mutually independent subsystems before security incidents occur. By pre-establishing the capsule structure and documenting asset dependencies, the system prepares security policies and risk management frameworks in advance, improving response efficiency and reducing vulnerability exposure time.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive dependency analysis is performed across all assets, then accurate identification of independent subsystems is achieved, but computational complexity and processing time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The analysis process is segmented into iterative phases where the system progressively identifies subsystems by examining asset dependencies. By breaking down the comprehensive analysis into manageable stages and processing subsystems independently once identified, the system achieves accurate identification without requiring exhaustive simultaneous analysis of all assets.
Solution Approach 2:
Once a mutually independent subsystem is identified, it becomes self-contained and can be managed independently. The subsystem's assets only depend on other assets within the same subsystem, allowing the system to treat each capsule as a self-service unit that reduces the overall analysis burden by eliminating external dependency checks for subsequent subsystems.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for determining subsystems of a computer environment that are in a mutual independence state can include a computing device obtaining information indicative of a group of assets of a subsystem of a computer environment. For each asset of the group of assets, the computing device can identify one or more first assets on which the asset depends and one or more second assets that depend on the asset, and determine whether the one or more first assets and the one or more second assets belong to the group of assets. The computing device can determine that the subsystem is in a mutual independence state upon determining, for each asset of the group of assets, that the first and second assets belong to the group of assets. The computing device can update a data record to indicate the determined state of subsystem of the computer environment.