Parallel-Axis Security Report Visuals for Dense Event Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer security tools struggle to balance visual clarity and information density, leading to cumbersome user experiences that hinder efficient assessment of security policies and detection of vulnerabilities.
Innovation Solution
A security report visual utilizing parallel time-series axes with type-specific and outcome-specific segments, accompanied by graphical elements, to intuitively display security events and their outcomes, allowing for filtering and gamification to enhance user engagement and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing security tools prioritize visual clarity, then user experience is improved, but information density is reduced requiring additional time to seek information
Solution Approach 1:
The security report visual is segmented into multiple parallel time-series axes, each representing different security event types or outcomes. This segmentation allows the system to present diverse information categories simultaneously without overwhelming the user, maintaining both visual clarity and information density by organizing data into distinct, manageable segments that can be viewed together in a single visualization.
2Loss of information
If existing security tools prioritize presenting relevant information, then information completeness is improved, but visual clarity is reduced resulting in complex visuals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional single-axis security reports to a multi-dimensional visualization with parallel time-series axes. This dimensional change allows comprehensive security information to be presented across multiple simultaneous dimensions (different event types, outcomes, time periods) without increasing visual complexity, as each dimension is clearly delineated and can be independently analyzed while maintaining overall visual coherence.
3Measurement precision
If security reports display comprehensive security events, then assessment accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-organizes security event data into structured parallel time-series axes with standardized formats and consistent time representations. This preliminary organization of data allows users to quickly assess security policies and identify vulnerabilities without spending excessive time parsing unstructured information, as the comprehensive security event data is already arranged in an easily interpretable visual format that highlights key metrics and trends.
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AI summary
The techniques disclosed herein enable systems to generate intuitive security reports that illustrate security events that occur during a predefined time period (e.g., thirty days). The security report visual can include a pair of parallel axes where the first axis includes a plurality of time-series segments respectively representing security event types (e.g., obfuscation, phishing) and the second axis includes two time-series segments representing security events that are not remediated and security events that are remediated. A plurality of first lines originating at respective points along the first axis and terminating within a GUI element can represent security events of various types that occur at a particular time unit (e.g., a day) within the predefined time period. A plurality of second lines originating within the GUI element and terminating at respective points along the second axis can represent security events that are either remediated or not remediated.