Patent ID: 8082506
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a vulnerability of a network comprising one or more network points, the method comprising: receiving vulnerability information identifying a point of the network as containing a vulnerability, the network vulnerability point comprising a computing device connected to the network and susceptible to unauthorized access; identifying, based on the vulnerability information, an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the network vulnerability point; retrieving, from an Address Routing Protocol (ARP) database using the IP address, a router address corresponding to the identified network vulnerability point; retrieving, from a network location database using the retrieved router address, geographical location information associated with the identified network vulnerability point; storing a vulnerability record for the identified network vulnerability point, the vulnerability record containing the IP address, the router address, the geographical location information, and a current status of a mitigation response to the vulnerability; generating a geographical map displaying an area including at least the geographical location of the identified network vulnerability point; displaying a network vulnerability symbol on the map designating the geographical location of the network vulnerability point; and graphically distinguishing a characteristic of the displayed network vulnerability symbol based on the current status of the mitigation response to the vulnerability.