Michael S Price

US Patent:

20130031634, Jan 31, 2013

Filed:

Jul 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/192214

Inventors:

Stuart McClure - Ladera Ranch CA, US
Michael Morgan Price - San Ramon CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

726 25

Abstract:

A system and method in one embodiment includes modules for identifying an asset with a vulnerability risk, identifying a service running on a port on the asset, identifying a connection to the port, calculating an operational dependence role of the asset as a function of the service and the connection, and modifying the vulnerability risk based on the operational dependence role. Other embodiments include identifying a protocol of a data packet at the port, classifying the protocol into a protocol category with a protocol importance score, calculating a connection average for the asset, classifying the connection average into a connection category with a connection score, and calculating a service dependence score. Other embodiments include calculating a host dependence score, assigning a data importance score to data communicated by the asset, and calculating the operational dependence role as a function of the host dependence score and data importance score.

US Patent:

D3443280, Feb 15, 1994

Filed:

Aug 12, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/743587

Inventors:

Michael D. Price - Oceanside CA

US Classification:

D23365