Method and apparatus for measuring information system device integrity and evaluating endpoint posture
US11683332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein measure endpoint user security event susceptibility (e.g., a malware infection) and provide information for endpoint/user posture evaluation. A relatively small software application may be installed using, for example, a systems management push system where the software runs on each endpoint system and reports back to a central repository or base system. The software runs on machines that it is pushed to and generates a score for that endpoint. That score is a quantification of endpoint user security risk, i.e., the likelihood that a particular endpoint is likely to be the source of a security event at some point in the future. This information may be used to generate a Relative Score for each endpoint so that the endpoints can be ranked from most secure to least secure and an Absolute Score so that a given distributed system can be compared to other distributed systems.
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