Multi-Dimensional Attack Decision System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems are limited to one-dimensional policies, failing to effectively detect and mitigate attacks by not considering the operational limitations of attack tools, making them inefficient against large-scale coordinated attacks.
Innovation Solution
A multi-dimensional security system that includes a detection module to identify attack tools, a data repository to store their operational limitations, and a correlation module to generate a multi-dimensional protection surface for tailored mitigation actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If security systems use one-dimensional policies based on predefined attack patterns, then the system complexity is low and ease of operation is high, but the detection precision and mitigation effectiveness deteriorate against coordinated multi-tool attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional attack pattern detection to multi-dimensional attack surface analysis by incorporating additional dimensions such as attack tool types, operational limitations, and correlated attack relationships. This dimensional expansion enables the system to detect coordinated attacks that combine multiple tools and techniques, significantly improving detection precision while managing complexity through structured data models and automated correlation algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the attack detection process into distinct modular components: attack pattern detection, attack tool identification, operational limitation analysis, and correlation processing. Each component handles a specific aspect of the multi-dimensional analysis, allowing the system to manage complexity through division of labor while achieving comprehensive detection precision through the integration of all segments.
2Reliability
If security systems consider only attack patterns without correlating attack tool information, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the reliability of attack mitigation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where detection results, attack tool identifiers, and operational limitation data continuously inform and refine the correlation analysis. This feedback loop enables the system to automatically adjust correlation rules and improve mitigation reliability based on observed attack patterns and tool behaviors, reducing the need for manual configuration while maintaining high operational reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically correlating attack data, identifying tool operational limitations, and generating mitigation strategies without requiring constant human intervention. The automated correlation engine processes multi-dimensional data and makes decisions based on predefined rules and learned patterns, maintaining mitigation reliability while simplifying operation through automation.
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AI summary
A method and system for protecting a protected entity using a multi-dimensional protection surface are provided. According to various embodiments, the multi-dimensional protection surface is generated by correlating multiple inputs related to the at least one detected attack. The inputs include at least one input identifying the detected attack and another input identifying each attack tool that performs the detected attack. The generated protection multi-dimensional surface includes protection points, where each such point defines at least one attack mitigation action to mitigate the detected attack.