Patent ID: 7694337
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A machine-readable storage medium storing machine-readable instructions executable by a processor of a machine, the machine-readable instructions comprising instructions executable by the processor to implement variations of one remediation that is appropriate to a vulnerability which is present on an asset to be remediated, the machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to implement the variations of the one remediation by: arranging one or more machine-actionable records according to a data structure and representing variations of the one remediation differentiated by technology species, the data structure including links that respectively map between: the one remediation, as represented in the data structure, and a plurality of T_ID fields, wherein the content of a T_ID field denotes an identification (ID) of a technology species (T), for each of the T_ID fields, a plurality of ACT_ID fields, wherein the content of an ACT_ID field denotes an ID of an action (ACT), wherein implementation of the one remediation upon the asset mitigates against the vulnerability present on the asset as a function of a T_ID of the asset to be remediated and at least one action respectively mapped to the one remediation selected as a function of the T_ID of the asset.