Measuring and comparing security efficiency and importance in virtualized environments
US11140194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/455
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for measuring and comparing security efficiency and importance in virtualized environments. Techniques include identifying a plurality of virtualized computing environments and calculating, for a first of the plurality of virtualized computing environments, a security-sensitivity status, the security-sensitivity status being based on at least: a size attribute of the first virtualized computing environment; an activity level of the first virtualized computing environment; a sensitivity level of the first virtualized computing environment; and a security level of the first virtualized computing environment. Further techniques include accessing a reference security-sensitivity status corresponding to the first virtualized computing environment; comparing the security-sensitivity status of the first virtualized computing environment with the reference security-sensitivity status; and identifying, based on the comparing, a security-sensitivity status gap.
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