Unified Risk Visualization Dashboard for Blended Security Remediation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack an integrated solution for effectively preventing, detecting, and mitigating blended risks and threats across diverse assets and systems within an enterprise, including physical and IT systems, which are often siloed and difficult to manage comprehensively.

Innovation Solution

A role-based, rules-driven access enforcement system that provides a unified analytic dashboard for risk assessment and security management across IT, physical, and industrial systems, with auto-remediation capabilities and geospatial visualization for monitoring and alerting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple separate systems are used to manage different types of assets (IT systems, physical systems, industrial systems), then each system can be specialized for its specific domain, but the overall system complexity increases and comprehensive risk management becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk management effectivenessVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate asset management systems (IT, physical, industrial) into a single unified platform that can manage diverse assets through a common interface and centralized risk assessment engine, eliminating the need for multiple specialized systems while maintaining comprehensive coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified platform is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle different asset types (IT systems, physical devices, industrial equipment) through a single system that provides universal risk assessment, monitoring, and remediation functions across all asset classes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If comprehensive monitoring of all assets is implemented, then complete risk visibility is achieved, but the time and resources required for assessment and remediation increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk visibilityVSAvoidassessment and remediation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary risk assessments and continuously monitors assets in the background, pre-identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities before they materialize into threats, allowing for faster response times when actual incidents occur

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The platform implements continuous feedback loops through automated monitoring that constantly assess asset states, update risk profiles, and trigger remediation actions based on real-time conditions, enabling dynamic and efficient risk management without manual intervention delays

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If manual risk assessment and remediation processes are used, then flexibility in handling complex scenarios is maintained, but productivity and response speed decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocess flexibilityVSAvoidrisk remediation speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements automated self-service capabilities where the platform independently performs risk assessments, generates remediation plans, and executes corrective actions without requiring manual analyst intervention for routine tasks, significantly improving productivity while maintaining flexibility for complex cases

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8769412B2Method and apparatus for risk visualization and remediation
Publication Date: 2014.07.01 ALERT ENTERPRISE
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  • US8769412B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A method and apparatus provides techniques for providing complete solutions for role-based, rules-driven access enforcement. An embodiment addresses blended risk assessment and security across logical systems, IT applications, databases, and physical systems from a single analytic dashboard, with auto-remediation capabilities. Further, an embodiment provides capability and functionality for providing visual risk and event monitoring, alerting, mitigation, and analytics displayed on a geospatial map.