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System and method for predicting cyber threat

US8191149B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2007
Grant dateMay 29, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/552
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a system and method for predicting a cyber threat. The system and method collect various variables and synthetically predict the frequency, dangerousness, possibility, and time of the occurrence of a cyber threat including hacking, a worm/virus, a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, illegal system access, a malicious code, a social engineering attack, system/data falsification, cyber terror/war, weakness exploitation, etc., using a time-series analysis method and a Delphi method, and inform a user in advance of the prediction result, thereby enabling the user to prepare against the cyber threat.

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