Language Model Security Audits for Consistent Countermeasure Review

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing security audits are labor-intensive and subjective, leading to variations in audit results due to human involvement.

Innovation Solution

A security audit apparatus and method utilizing a language model to automate the audit process by acquiring answer information from entities and generating audit results based on prompts, reducing human subjectivity and improving efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual security audit is performed, then audit flexibility and judgment can be applied, but labor intensity increases and audit results become subjective and variable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudit result consistencyVSAvoidmanual audit process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical audit process with an automated system using a language model. The language model processes audit questions and answers automatically, generating consistent audit results without human intervention, thereby eliminating subjectivity and variability in audit outcomes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The language model performs self-service by autonomously analyzing audit information, making judgments, and generating audit results without requiring human auditors. The system serves itself by processing inputs and producing outputs automatically, maintaining consistent standards throughout the audit process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If manual security audit is performed, then detailed judgment can be applied, but time consumption and labor requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudit speedVSAvoidaudit time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes manual mechanical processing with automated computational processing. The language model rapidly processes audit questions and answers, generating results instantly without the time consumption associated with manual review, thereby significantly increasing audit productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The language model operates continuously without interruption, processing audit information and generating results in a seamless automated flow. Unlike manual audits that require breaks, scheduling, and human availability, the automated system maintains continuous productive action, eliminating time losses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Measurement precision

If manual security audit is performed, then context and nuance can be understood, but subjectivity and bias introduce variability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudit evaluation accuracyVSAvoidhuman subjectivity and bias
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces human mechanical judgment with automated AI-based evaluation. The language model provides objective, consistent measurements without being influenced by human subjectivity, bias, or emotional factors, thereby improving measurement precision while eliminating harmful human elements from the audit process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the fundamental parameter of evaluation from human-based to machine-based. By transitioning from human auditors to a language model, the system changes the nature of evaluation from subjective to objective, eliminating variability caused by human differences while maintaining the ability to understand context and nuance through sophisticated AI processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260067311A1Security audit apparatus, security audit method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.05 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A security audit apparatus acquires answer information indicating an answer by a target entity to a question regarding implementation of a security countermeasure, and generates audit result information indicating a result of an audit on the implementation of the security countermeasure by the target entity by inputting a prompt for instructing to perform an audit on the implementation of the security countermeasure based on the answer information and the answer information into a language model.