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Method and apparatus for security assessment of a computing platform

US8650651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2008
Grant dateFeb 11, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/033
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for automated security testing are disclosed. The disclosure provides for automated discovery of security vulnerabilities through the monitoring of activities that occur throughout the separate components of a computing platform during a testing session through a communications interface.

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