System and method for rules-driven multi-phase network vulnerability assessment
US6324656A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a computer implemented method for rules-driven multi-phase network vulnerability assessment is disclosed. The method comprises pinging devices on a network to discover devices with a connection to the network. Port scans are performed on the discovered devices and banners are collected. Information from the collected banners are stored as entries in a first database. Analysis is performed on the entries by comparing the entries with a rule set to determine potential vulnerabilities. The results of the analysis are stored in a second database.
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