Analysis of complex relationships among information technology security-relevant entities using a network graph

US10681064B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Wei-Guo Peng · Dallau, DE
• Lin Luo · Sugar Land, US
• Eugen Pritzkau · Wiesloch, DE
• Hartwig Seifert · Elchesheim-Illingen, DE
• Harish Mehta · Wiesenbach, DE
• Nan Zhang · San Diego, US
• Thorsten Menke · Bad Iburg, DE
• Jona Hassforther · Heidelberg, DE
• Rita Merkel · Ilvesheim, DE
• Florian Chrosziel · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Kathrin Nos · Nümbrecht, DE
• Marco Rodeck · Maikammer, DE
• Thomas Kunz · Neckargemünd, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/0263
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A filter is selected from one or more filters defined for an ETD Network Graph. Events are fetched from the selected log files based on the selected filter and entities identified based on the fetched Events. Relationships are determined between the identified entities, and the determined relationships and identified entities are displayed in the ETD Network Graph. An identified entity is selected to filter data in an ETD Event Series Chart. An Event is selected in the ETD Event Series Chart to display Event Attributes in an Event Attribute Dialog. An Event Attribute is selected in the Event Attribute Dialog to filter Events in the ETD Event Series Chart.