Software Component Risk Assessment Using Network Topology
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques for assessing security risks in computer networks lack visibility into network topology, leading to inefficient prioritization of software updates and vulnerability management.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine security risk levels based on network conditions, including topology and accessibility to the public internet, and transmit instructions for risk mitigation actions to client devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If current scanning techniques are used to identify security vulnerabilities, then vulnerability detection capability is maintained, but network topology visibility and risk prioritization accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines vulnerability scanning data with network topology information into a unified risk assessment framework. The security system merges data from multiple sources (scan results, topology maps, asset relationships) to create a comprehensive view that enables both accurate vulnerability detection and informed risk prioritization based on network context.
2Device complexity
If security assessments are performed without topology information, then system complexity is reduced, but risk prioritization accuracy and software update prioritization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary network topology mapping and asset relationship establishment before security vulnerability assessments. By pre-building the topology framework and understanding asset interconnections in advance, the system enables accurate risk prioritization during assessments without adding complexity to the actual scanning and evaluation processes.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a security risk of a computer network based upon a topology of the computer network. One method may include receiving, by a network entity, an indication of at least one network condition from at least one client device; determining, by the network entity, at least one risk level associated with the at least one client device according to the at least one received network condition; and transmitting, by the network entity, at least one instruction to the at least one client device to perform at least one action associated with resolving the at least one risk level.