Patent ID: 8256002
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a software tool for assessing network security of at least a portion of a network, the software tool comprising: a first module, for receiving, from a customer, information adapted for assessing network security, at least a portion of said information comprising customer responses to questions; a second module, for executing network testing procedures on the network to generate therefrom test results adapted for assessing network security, wherein at least a portion of said network testing procedures are automatically selected for execution on the network based on at least a portion of said customer responses to said questions; a third module, for determining, using said information and said test results, if said network has associated with it a network security vulnerability; and a fourth module, for generating security recommendations based upon any determined network security vulnerabilities.