Interactive Graphics for Asset Protection Threat Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Managing and safeguarding numerous databases from data loss has become increasingly difficult as enterprises grow, necessitating effective asset protection measures.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for detecting asset protection threats through user interaction with a graphical user interface, identifying vulnerable assets, initiating backup operations, and issuing backup requests to a backup storage system, thereby visualizing and mitigating protection vulnerabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual backup management is used for numerous databases, then operational control is maintained, but management difficulty and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebackup management efficiencyVSAvoidtime for managing databases

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated backup operations where the backup management system autonomously detects assets, evaluates protection needs, and executes backup operations without requiring manual intervention for each database, thereby improving efficiency while reducing time investment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary asset identification and protection vulnerability assessment before backup operations are needed, allowing the system to be prepared and respond quickly when asset protection intents are detected, reducing overall management time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If comprehensive backup operations are performed on all assets, then data protection is improved, but system complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata protection capabilityVSAvoidbackup system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different backup strategies to different assets based on their specific protection vulnerabilities and asset protection intents, rather than applying a uniform backup approach to all assets, thereby providing comprehensive protection while managing system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs backup operations selectively based on detected asset protection intents and evaluated protection vulnerabilities, executing backup actions only when and where they are needed rather than continuously backing up all assets, balancing protection reliability with system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Speed

If automated backup operations are initiated based on user interaction, then response speed is improved, but automation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebackup response speedVSAvoidbackup automation level

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system monitors user interactions with the graphical user interface and uses this feedback to automatically initiate appropriate backup operations, creating a closed-loop system that responds quickly to user needs while maintaining manageable automation through clear input-output relationships

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11507467B2Method and system for asset protection threat detection and mitigation using interactive graphics

Publication Date: 2022.11.22 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC

AI summary

A method and system for asset protection threat detection and mitigation using interactive graphics. Specifically, the disclosed method and system entail discerning protection vulnerabilities exhibited by assets (or databases) based on maintained backup metadata. These protection vulnerabilities may subsequently be visualized as part of a projected graphical user interface, which may not only disclose the protection vulnerabilities to a user but also may enable the user to rectify the disclosed protection vulnerabilities through on-demand asset backup operations.