Patent ID: 11954208
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said Security Score comprises:
Security Score Parameters;
said Security Score Parameters comprising Security Score Scales; said Security Score Scales comprising:
Rank Scales with corresponding Descriptions of Investment and
Qualitative Scales with corresponding Descriptions of Effectiveness;
said Rank Scales comprising: numeric indicators one through ten;
said Rank Scale numeric indicators with corresponding Descriptions of Investment are:
10: Technology development required;
9: Significant financial investment and Significant execution duration;
8: Significant execution duration & Moderate financial investment;
7: Significant financial investment & Moderate execution duration;
6: Moderate execution duration & Moderate financial investment;
5: Significant execution duration & Low financial investment;
4: Moderate execution duration & Low financial investment;
3: Low execution duration & Significant financial investment;
2: Low execution duration & Moderate financial investment;
1: Widely publicized execution with common resources;

said Qualitative Scales comprising: High, Medium, and Low;
said Qualitative Scales with corresponding Descriptions of Effectiveness are:
High: Attack has a very high likelihood of causing permanent damage;
Medium: Attack is occasionally successful or likely to cause permanent damage in the process; and
Low: Attack is almost always successful.