Patent Publication Number: US-11050776-B2

Title: Security measure invalidation prevention device, security measure invalidation prevention method, and security measure invalidation prevention program

Description:
FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a security measure invalidation prevention device, a security measure invalidation prevention method, and a security measure invalidation prevention program. 
     BACKGROUND 
     In recent years, various methods have been proposed against complicated and sophisticated cyber attacks. For example, security control architectures have been proposed that utilize a plurality of security instruments in cloud computing environments and software defined networks (SDNs). 
     An example of such security control architectures performs provisioning on a security network configuration preliminarily set according to applications of a server and dynamically adds a policy setting on the basis of security policies preliminarily set to security events and mapping information about control instruments. The security control architecture, thus, can increase security by dynamically change the security policies. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Non Patent Literature 
     Non Patent Literature 1: Xiang Wang, Zhi Liu, Jun Li, Baohua Yang, Yaxuan Qi, “Tualatin: Towards Network Security Service Provision in Cloud Datacenters”, IEEE, 978-1-4799-3572-7/14/$31.00 2014 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     The conventional technique, however, has a problem in that a security measure is invalidated in some cases. For example, in the conventional technique, when the network configuration is dynamically changed, a method is absent that optimizes the security measure by dynamically following the change. When a packet does not pass through security equipment as a result of the network being dynamically changed, the security equipment cannot perform the security measure in the conventional technique. The conventional technique, thus, causes the security measure to be invalidated in some cases. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A security measure invalidation prevention device, includes: an acquisition unit that acquires invalidated security point information about an invalidated security point among security points each having a measure function performing a security measure on a node connected to a network, the invalidated security point having a measure function to be invalidated; a determination unit that determines whether a security event the measure function of the invalidated security point addresses is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an extraction unit that extracts a security point to which the measure function of the invalidated security point is able to be shifted when the determination unit determines that the security event is present. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The invention has an advantageous effect of preventing security measures from being invalidated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention system according to an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention device according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an example of a security information storage unit of the security measure invalidation prevention device according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram for explaining an example of processing before a network path change in the security measure invalidation prevention system according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram for explaining an example of acquisition processing in security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram for explaining an example of determination processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram for explaining an example of extraction processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram for explaining an example of output processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram for explaining an example of processing after shifting of a security event in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of the security measure invalidation prevention processing by the security measure invalidation prevention device according to the embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention device according to another embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating a computer executing a security measure invalidation prevention program. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     The following describes embodiments of a security measure invalidation prevention device, a security measure invalidation prevention method, and a security measure invalidation prevention program according to the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments do not limit the security measure invalidation prevention device, the security measure invalidation prevention method, and the security measure invalidation prevention program according to the present application. 
     Embodiment 
     The following describes a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention system, a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention device, and a process flow of the security measure invalidation prevention device, according to an embodiment, in this order, and describes advantageous effects of the embodiment last. 
     [Structure of Security Measure Invalidation Prevention System] 
     With reference to  FIG. 1 , a structure of a security measure invalidation prevention system  1  according to the embodiment is described.  FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating the structure of the security measure invalidation prevention system  1  according to the embodiment. The security measure invalidation prevention system  1  includes a virtual firewall (vFW)  10 , a virtual intrusion prevention system (vIPS)  15 , a virtual web application firewall (vWAF)  20 , a web server  50 , and a security measure invalidation prevention device  100 . 
     The vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , the web server  50 , and the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  communicate with one another via a network N. As an aspect of the network N, a communication network can be exemplified such as a local area network (LAN) or a virtual private network (VPN) regardless of a wired or wireless communication network. In the security measure invalidation prevention system  1 , a packet flows in the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , and the web server  50  in this order, and reaches the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 , via the network N. 
     In the example illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , the web server  50 , and the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  are each singly included. They are not limited to be each singly included. They may be each included in any number. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the security measure invalidation prevention system  1  may further include other security equipment, for example. 
     The vFW  10  is a firewall that provides a security point protecting the web server  50  from external attacks. Specifically, the vFW  10  terminates communication having been determined to be unauthorized in accordance with a certain standard. The vFW  10  has, as security measure functions, a “layer 3 termination (hereinafter, described as the L3 termination)” that terminates unauthorized communication in a network layer, and a “layer 4 termination (hereinafter, described as the L4 termination)” that terminates unauthorized communication in a transport layer, for example. The vFW  10  is achieved by a virtual machine, for example. 
     The vIPS  15  is an invasion prevention system that provides a security point preventing the web server  50  from unauthorized invasion. Specifically, the vIPS  15  terminates communication when characteristic patterns included in a packet, such as a worm and a denial of service (DoS) attack, are detected. The vIPS  15  has the “L3 termination” and the “L4 termination” as the security measure functions, for example. The vIPS  15  is achieved by a virtual machine, for example. 
     The vWAF  20  is a web application firewall that provides a security point protecting the web server  50 . Specifically, the vWAF  20  terminates communication that attacks a web application, such as SQL injection or cross site scripting. The vWAF  20  has, as the security measure function, a “layer 7 termination (hereinafter, described as the L7 termination)” that terminates unauthorized communication in an application layer, for example. The vWAF  20  is achieved by a virtual machine, for example. 
     The web server  50  is the target server protected in the security measure invalidation prevention system  1 . Specifically, the security measures are performed on the web server  50  by the security measure functions included in the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20 , resulting in the web server  50  receiving a packet having high reliability via the network N. The web server  50  is achieved by a virtual machine, for example. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  prevents the security measure functions of the respective security points from being invalidated. Specifically, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a security point to which the security measure function of an invalidated security point can be shifted among the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20  each having the security measure function (an example of the measure function) performing the security measure on the web server  50  (an example of the node) connected to the network N, and outputs the extracted security point. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, where the invalidated security point is isolated from a network path to the web server  50  and its security measure function is invalidated as a result of a network change performed by an external system (not illustrated). When no security point is present to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs an alert of a security hole being generated due to the occurrence of a security event in which the security point invalidated as a result of the network change cannot be shifted and no security measure is performed. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  in the security measure invalidation prevention system  1  outputs a shift-destination candidate for the invalidated security point as described above, thus, being able to prevent the security measure from being invalidated. 
     [Structure of Security Measure Invalidation Prevention Device] 
     The following describes the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional structure of the security measure invalidation prevention device. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  includes a communication I/F unit  130 , a storage unit  131 , and a control unit  132 . 
     The communication I/F unit  130  is an interface that controls communication with other devices. The communication I/F unit  130  exchanges various types of information between itself and other devices and systems via the network N. The communication I/F unit  130  receives a packet from an external device via the network N, for example. The communication I/F unit  130  receives invalidated security point information about the invalidated security point among the security points each having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  connected to the network N, the invalidated security point having the security measure function to be invalidated. The communication I/F unit  130  receives security point information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50 , security measure function information about the security measure function included in the security point, and security event information about the security event the security measure function addresses. For the communication I/F unit  130 , a network interface card such as a LAN card can be adopted. 
     The storage unit  131  is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory element including a flash memory, a hard disk drive, or an optical disc. The storage unit  131  may be a data rewritable semiconductor memory such as a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, or a non volatile static random access memory (NVSRAM). 
     The storage unit  131  stores therein an operating system (OS) executed by the control unit  132  and various programs that process received requests. The storage unit  131  stores therein various types of data used for the programs executed by the control unit  132 . The storage unit  131  includes a security information storage unit  140 , for example. 
     The security information storage unit  140  stores therein information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the node connected to the network N. Specifically, the security information storage unit  140  stores therein the security point information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50 , the security measure function information (an example of the measure function information) about the security measure function included in the security point, and the security event information (an example of the event information) about the security event the security measure function addresses. The security information storage unit  140  stores therein, as the security point information, the information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  on the network path to which the web server  50  is connected, for example. The security information storage unit  140  stores therein, as the security event information, information about a cyber attack the security measure function addresses. For example, the security information storage unit  140  stores therein the security event information in association with the security point and the security measure function.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example of the security information storage unit  140  of the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the security information storage unit  140  includes items such as “security point”, “security measure function”, and “security event”. 
     The item “security point” indicates a name identifying the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure of the node connected to the network. The item “security measure function” indicates a name of the security measure function included in the security point. For example, the item “security measure function” stores therein information arbitrarily defined for each security point or each network. The item “security event” indicates an event to be addressed with the security measure function of the security point. For example, the item “security event” stores therein an event causing the security measure function to perform the security measure on the event. For example, the item “security event” stores therein information arbitrarily defined for each security measure function. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security point “vFW” includes the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination”.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security measure function “L3 termination” of the security point “vFW” addresses a security event “event e1”. When the security event “event e1” occurs, the security point “vFW” performs the security measure function “L3 termination” to prevent the unauthorized communication.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example where no security event is present the security measure function “L4 termination” of the security point “vFW” addresses. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security point “vIPS” includes the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination”. In the example, the security point “vIPS” has the same security measure functions as the security point “vFW”.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security measure function “L3 termination” of the security point “vIPS” addresses a security event “event e2”.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security measure function “L4 termination” of the security point “vIPS” addresses a security event “event e3”. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security point “vWAF” includes the security measure function “L7 termination”. In the example, the security point “vWAF” does not have the same security measure functions as the security point “vIPS”.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example where the security measure function “L7 termination” of the security point “vWAF” addresses a security event “event e4”. 
     The control unit  132  is a device that controls the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 . For the control unit  132 , an electronic circuit such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro processing unit (MPU), or an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be adopted. The control unit  132  includes an internal memory for storing programs specifying various processing procedures and control data, and executes various types of processing based on the programs and the data. The control unit  132  functions as various processing units as a result of the operation of the various programs. The control unit  132  includes an acquisition unit  135 , a determination unit  136 , an extraction unit  137 , and an output unit  138 , for example. 
     The acquisition unit  135  acquires various types of information about the security point. Specifically, the acquisition unit  135  acquires the invalidated security point information about the invalidated security point among the security points each having the measure function performing the security measure on the node connected to the network, the invalidated security point having the security measure function to be invalidated. For example, the acquisition unit  135  acquires, as the invalidated security point information, information identifying the security point controlled by an external system performing the network change when the change is performed. In other words, the acquisition unit  135  acquires, as the invalidated security point information, information identifying the security point isolated from the network path as a result of the network change. For example, the acquisition unit  135  acquires the invalidated security point information from the external system or the invalidated security point. 
     The acquisition unit  135  acquires information about the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of each security point. Specifically, the acquisition unit  135  acquires the security point information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the node, the security measure function information about the security measure function included in the security point, and the security event information about the security event the security measure function addresses. The acquisition unit  135  acquires, as the security point information, the information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  on the network path to which the web server  50  is connected, for example. The acquisition unit  135  acquires, as the security event information, the information about a cyber attack the security measure function addresses. As an aspect, the acquisition unit  135  acquires the latest security point information, security measure function information, and security event information from the external system or each security point. The acquisition unit  135  acquires the security point information, the security measure function information, and the security event information by a polling method, for example. For another example, the acquisition unit  135  acquires, from each security point or the external system, the security point information, the security measure function information, and the security event information by a notification method in which the acquisition unit  135  receives a notification from each security point or the external system when each piece of information is changed. The acquisition unit  135  stores the acquired security point information, security measure function information, and security event information in the security information storage unit  140 . 
     The determination unit  136  determines presence or absence of the security event. Specifically, the determination unit  136  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit  135 . The determination unit  136  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit  135 , and the security point information and the security measure function information that are stored in the security information storage unit  140 , for example. For example, the determination unit  136  determines, for each security measure function, whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present with reference to the security event information corresponding to the security measure function of the invalidated security point in the security event information stored in the security information storage unit  140 . 
     The extraction unit  137  extracts a security point serving as a shift-destination candidate. Specifically, when the determination unit  136  determines that the security event is present, the extraction unit  137  extracts a security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. When the determination unit  136  determines that at least one security event is present, the extraction unit  137  extracts, for each security event, the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted out of the security points excluding the invalidated security point, for example. For example, the extraction unit  137  extracts, as a security point that can be a shift-destination, the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted out of the security points on the network path to which the web server  50  is connected. 
     The output unit  138  outputs the shift-destination candidate for security point. Specifically, the output unit  138  outputs, as the shift-destination candidate security point, the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137 . The output unit  138  outputs, as the shift-destination candidate security point, the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137  for each security event, for example. For example, the output unit  138  outputs the invalidated security point in association with the shiftable security point. 
     When the determination unit  136  determines that the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is absent, the output unit  138  outputs the absence of the shifting target security event. For example, the output unit  138  outputs that “the shifting target security event is absent”. 
     When the extraction unit  137  extracts no security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted due to the absence of the shiftable security point, the output unit  138  outputs the absence of the shiftable security point. For example, the output unit  138  outputs that “the shiftable security point is absent” in association with the determination target security event. As another aspect, the output unit  138  outputs an alert of a security hole being generated due to the occurrence of a security event in which the security event cannot be shifted and that the security point invalidated as a result of the network change addresses, and no security measure is performed. 
     The following describes an example of the security measure invalidation prevention processing by the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment with reference to  FIGS. 4 to 9 . In the example illustrated in  FIGS. 4 to 9 , the security measure invalidation prevention system  1  includes the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , the web server  50 , and the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 . In the following description, a case is assumed where a security attack is applied to the web server  50 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 4 , the following describes a processing status in the security measure invalidation prevention system  1  before the network path is changed.  FIG. 4  is a diagram for explaining an example of the processing in the security measure invalidation prevention system according to the embodiment before the network path is changed.  FIG. 4  illustrates an exemplary security event where the security measure functions of the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20  address the security attack occurring on the network path from the network N to the web server  50 . In the example illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a network path L1 is formed such that a packet flows from the network N to the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , and the web server  50  in this order. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the L3 termination function of the vFW  10  addresses the security event “event e1”. The L3 termination function of the vFW  10  saves “A” as a transmission source IP (SrcIP) of an attacker attacking the security event “event e1”. The L3 termination function of the vFW  10  saves “Web-1” as an IP (DstIP) of a subject protected from the security event “event e1”. 
     The L3 termination function of the vIPS  15  addresses the security event “event e2”. The L3 termination function of the vIPS  15  saves “B” as the SrcIP of the security event “event e2”. The L3 termination function of the vIPS  15  saves “Web-1” as the DstIP of the security event “event e2”. 
     The L4 termination function of the vIPS  15  addresses the security event “event e3”. The L4 termination function of the vIPS  15  saves “C” as the SrcIP of the security event “event e3”. The L4 termination function of the vIPS  15  saves “Web-1” as the DstIP of the security event “event e3”. The L4 termination function of the vIPS  15  saves “a” as a TCP port number (DstPort) of a subject protected from the security event “event e3”. 
     The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20  addresses the security event “event e4”. The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20  saves “D” as the SrcIP of the security event “event e4”. The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20  saves “Web-1” as the DstIP of the security event “event e4”. The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20  saves “I” as signature information (Signature) about the security event “event e4”. 
     The vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20  each perform security setting on the basis of the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of each security point. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  retains the security measure function of each security point and the information about the security event the security measure function addresses in association with the security point. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires, from each security point or the external system, the latest information about the security measure function of each security point and the security event the security measure function addresses, and stores therein the latest information, for example. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires the latest information about the security point, the security measure function, and the security event by a polling method or a notification method. 
     It is assumed that a change of the network path L1 is performed by the external system (not illustrated). In this case, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires the information about the invalidated security point having the security measure function to be invalidated as a result of the change of the network path L1. This acquisition is described with reference to  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  is a diagram for explaining an example of the acquisition processing in security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment.  FIG. 5  illustrates an example where the network path is changed from the network path L1 illustrated in  FIG. 4  to a network path L2. In this case, a packet flows from the network N to the vFW  10 , the vWAF  20 , and the web server  50  in this order on the network path L2. In other words, no packet passes through the vIPS  15  having been isolated from the network path as a result of the change from the network path L1 to the network L2. The vIPS  15 , which is one of the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20  that protect the web server  50 , is invalidated because no packet passes through the vIPS  15  and no security measure function is performed. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 , thus, acquires the invalidated security point information about the vIPS  15 , which is the invalidated security point among the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , and the vWAF  20  each having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  connected to the network N, the invalidated security point having the security measure function is invalidated. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires “vIPS” as invalidated security point information In 1 . For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires the invalidated security point information In 1  from the external system performing the network change or the invalidated security point vIPS  15 . 
     Thereafter, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  checks current status between the security measure function of the invalidated security point and the security event. Specifically, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the acquired invalidated security point information. This determination is described with reference to  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 6  is a diagram for explaining an example of the determination processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  refers to the security measure function of the security point “vIPS” and the security event that are stored in the security information storage unit  140  using “vIPS” of the invalidated security point information In 1  as a search key. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  determines that the “event e2” is present as the security event the security measure function “L3 termination” addresses. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  also determines that the “event e3” is present as the security event the security measure function “L4 termination” addresses. 
     Subsequently, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a security point serving as the candidate for shifting the security measure function included in the invalidated security point. Specifically, when it is determined that the security event is present, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. This extraction is described with reference to  FIG. 7 .  FIG. 7  is a diagram for explaining an example of the extraction processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the security point “vFW” has the “L3 termination” and the “L4 termination”, which are the same functions as the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination” included in the invalidated security point “vIPS”. The security point “vWAF”, however, has only the security measure function “L7 termination” but does not have the same functions as the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination” included in the invalidated security point “vIPS”. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 , thus, extracts, as the shiftable security point, the security point “vFW”, which has the same functions as the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination” of the invalidated security point “vIPS”. 
     Thereafter, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the information about the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. Specifically, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the extracted security point as the shift-destination candidate security point. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the shift-destination candidate security point for each security event to be addressed with each security measure function of the invalidated security point. 
     This output is described with reference to  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 8  is a diagram for explaining an example of the output processing in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs shifting information  141  indicating the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point is shifted. As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the shifting information  141  includes items such as “shifting target security point”, “shifting target function”, “shifting target security event” and “shift-destination candidate”, for example. The item “shifting target security point” indicates the invalidated security point the security measure function of which is shifted to another security point. The item “shifting target function” indicates the security measure function to be shifted of the shifting target security point. The item “shifting target security event” indicates the security event to be shifted that is addressed with the security measure function of the shifting target security point. The item “shift-destination candidate” indicates the security point, serving as the shift destination, to which the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the shifting target security point is shifted. 
     In the example illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs “vFW” as the shift-destination candidate of the shifting target security event “event e2” the shifting target function “L3 termination” of the shifting target security point “vIPS” addresses. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  also outputs “vFW” as the shift-destination candidate of the shifting target security event “event e3” the shifting target function “L4 termination” of the shifting target security point “vIPS” addresses. 
     Thereafter, shifting processing is performed on the security event the measure function included in the invalidated security point addresses on the basis of the shifting information  141  about the shift-destination candidate output by the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 . As for the shifting processing, the external system performs operation to change the setting of the security point on the basis of the shifting information  141  output by the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 , for example. The following describes processing in relation to the shifting processing with reference to  FIG. 9 .  FIG. 9  is a diagram for explaining an example of the processing after the shifting of the security event in the security measure invalidation prevention processing according to the embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the security measure function “L3 termination” of the vFW  10  addresses the security event “event e2” the security measure function “L3 termination” of the invalidated vIPS  15  addresses, in the security measure invalidation prevention system  1 . The security measure function “L3 termination” of the vFW  10 , thus, addresses the security event “event e2” in addition to the security event “event e1”. The L3 termination function of the vFW  10  saves the SrcIP “B” and the DstIP “Web-1” of the security event e2 in addition to the SrcIP “A” and the DstIP “Web-1” of the security event e1. 
     The security measure function “L4 termination” of the vFW  10  addresses the security event “event e3” the security measure function “L4 termination” of the invalidated vIPS  15  addresses. The L4 termination function of the vFW  10  saves the SrcIP “C”, the DstIP “Web-1”, and the DstPort “a” of the security event e3. 
     The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20  continues to address the security event e4 after the change from the network path L1 to the network path L2. The L7 termination function of the vWAF  20 , thus, continues to save the SrcIP “D”, the DstIP “Web-1”, and the Signature “I” of the security event e4. 
     As described above, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the information about the security point to which the security event can be shifted that the security measure function of the invalidate security point addresses. As a result, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  enables another security point to address the security event the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses, thereby making it possible to prevent the security measure from being invalidated. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  can cause the external system to set the security point on the basis of the information about the shiftable security point, thereby making it possible to maintain the security level even when the invalidated security point is generated. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  enables the network to be changed without diminishing the security level, thereby making it possible to manage the network in a flexible manner. 
     The external system may perform operation to cancel the network change on the basis of the shifting information  141 , for example. For example, when no shiftable security point is present, the external system performs the operation to cancel the network change because the network change causes a security hole to be generated. 
     [Processing Procedure] 
     The following describes a flow of the security measure invalidation prevention processing by the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment with reference to  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 10  is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the security measure invalidation prevention processing by the security measure invalidation prevention device according to the embodiment. 
     In the example illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  starts the security measure invalidation prevention processing when the network path of the web server  50 , which is the protection target, is changed by the external system, for example. 
     Specifically, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires the invalidated security point information about the invalidated security point among the security points each having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  connected to the network, the invalidated security point having the security measure function to be invalidated (step S 101 ). For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  acquires, from the external system or the invalidated security point as the invalidated security point information, the information identifying the security point isolated from the network path as a result of the network change. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the acquired invalidated security point information (step S 102 ). For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the acquired invalidated security point information, and the security point information, the security measure function information, and the security event information that are stored in the security information storage unit  140 . 
     If it is determined that no security event is present (No at step S 103 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs that “the shifting target security point is absent” (step S 104 ), and ends the security measure invalidation prevention processing. 
     If it is determined that one or more security events are present (Yes at step S 103 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted (step S 105 ). For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts, for each security event, the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted out of the security points excluding the invalidated security point. 
     If the shiftable security point is extracted (Yes at S 106 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the shiftable security point as the shift-destination candidate security point in association with the determination target security point (step S 107 ). 
     If the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted is absent and, thus, the shiftable security point is not extracted (No at S 106 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs that “the shiftable security point is absent” in association with the determination target security point (step S 108 ). For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  may output an alert of a security hole being generated due to the occurrence of a security event in which the security point invalidated as a result of the network change cannot be shifted and no security measure is performed. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  determines whether the extraction processing is performed on all of the security events the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses (step S 109 ). If it is determined that the extraction processing is not performed on all of the security events the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses (No at step S 109 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  repeats the processing from step S 105  to step S 109  on the security events on which the extraction processing is not yet performed. If it is determined that the extraction processing is performed on all of the security events the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses (Yes at step S 109 ), the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  ends the security measure invalidation prevention processing. 
     Modifications 
     In the embodiment described above, when the determination unit  136  determines that the security event is present, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. 
     When a plurality of security points are present to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  may extract the shiftable security point in accordance with various selection standards. Specifically, when a plurality of security points are present to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts a single optimum security point out of the multiple shiftable security points in accordance with various selection algorithms. The extraction unit  137  of the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts the security point closest to an attack source attacking the web server  50  out of the security points to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, for example. For example, the extraction unit  137  extracts the security point closest to an attack source attacking the web server  50  out of the multiple shiftable security points excluding the invalidated security point on the basis of the security event the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses. 
     As described above, the extraction unit  137  of the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  extracts the security point closest to an attack source attacking the web server  50  out of the security points to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 , thus, can extract the security point where the security event is most efficiently addressed out of the multiple shiftable security points, thereby making it possible to enhance the effect in shifting the invalidated security point. 
     In the embodiment, the vFW  10 , the vIPS  15 , the vWAF  20 , and the web server  50  are virtual resources achieved by virtual machines. They, however, may be physical security equipment. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  can prevent the security measures from being invalidated even when the node to be protected is protected by the physical security points. 
     In the embodiment, the protection target node is only the web server  50 . A plurality of protection target nodes may be present. In this case, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  stores, for each protection target node, the security point information, the security measure function information, and the security event information for protecting the node in the security information storage unit  140 , and manages the stored information. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  can prevent the security measures from being invalidated even when a plurality of protection target nodes are present, thereby making it possible to maintain the security level. 
     Effects of Embodiment 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment includes: the acquisition unit  135  that acquires the invalidated security point information about the invalidated security point among the security points each having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  connected to the network, the invalidated security point having the security measure function to be invalidated; the determination unit  136  that determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit  135 ; the extraction unit  137  that extracts a security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted when the determination unit  136  determines that the security event is present; and the output unit  138  that outputs, as the shift-destination candidate security point, the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137 . 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment further includes: the security information storage unit  140  that stores therein the security point information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50 ; the security measure function information about the security measure function included in the security point; and the security event information about the security event the security measure function addresses. In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the determination unit  136  determines whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit  135 , the security point information, the security measure function information, and the security event information that are stored in the security information storage unit  140 . 
     In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the security information storage unit  140  stores therein, as the security point information, the information about the security point having the security measure function performing the security measure on the web server  50  on the network path to which the web server  50  is connected, and stores therein, as the security event information, the information about a cyber attack to be addressed with the security measure function. 
     In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the determination unit  136  determines, for each security measure function, whether the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point is present with reference to the security event information corresponding to the security measure function of the invalidated security point in the security event information stored in the security information storage unit  140 . In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, when the determination unit  136  determines that at least one security event is present, the extraction unit  137  extracts, for each security event, the security point to which the measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted out of the security points excluding the invalidated security point. In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the output unit  138  outputs, as the shift-destination candidate security point, the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137  for each security event. 
     In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the extraction unit  137  extracts, as the shiftable security point, the security point to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted out of the security points on the network path to which the web server  50  is connected. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, thus, outputs the information about the security point to which the security event the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses can be shifted. As a result, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  enables another security point to address the security event the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses, thereby making it possible to avoid the existing security effect brought by the security measure from being invalidated. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  can cause the external system to set the security point on the basis of the information about the shiftable security point, thereby making it possible to maintain the security level even when the invalidated security point is generated. 
     In the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, the extraction unit  137  extracts the security point closest to an attack source attacking the web server  50  out of the security points to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100  according to the embodiment, thus, can extract the security point where the security event is most efficiently addressed out of the multiple shiftable security points, thereby making it possible to enhance the effect in shifting the invalidated security point. 
     Another Embodiment 
     In the embodiment described above, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  outputs the shifting information  141  about the shift-destination candidate security point after extracting the shift-destination candidate security point. In the embodiment, the shifting processing is performed by the external system that performs operation to change the setting of the security point on the basis of the shifting information  141  output by the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 . The invention is not limited to the embodiment. For example, the security measure invalidation prevention device may automatically perform the shifting to the extracted security point after extracting the shift-destination candidate security point. 
     The following describes another embodiment in which a security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A automatically performs the shifting to the extracted security point after extracting the shift-destination candidate security point. Descriptions of the same structure and processing as those in the embodiment described above are omitted. 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a structure of the security measure invalidation prevention device according to the other embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A according to the other embodiment differs from the security measure invalidation prevention device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 2  in that the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A does not include the output unit  138  but includes a shifting unit  139 . 
     The shifting unit  139  shifts the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point such that the security event can be addressed by the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137 . Specifically, when the extraction unit  137  extracts a security point, the shifting unit  139  shifts the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security point such that the security event can be addressed by the extracted security point. 
     For example, in the shifting processing, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A performs operation to change the setting of the extracted security point. The following describes the operation with reference to the examples illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 9 . As exemplarily illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A extracts, as the shiftable security point, the security point “vFW”, which has the same functions as the security measure functions “L3 termination” and “L4 termination” of the invalidated security point “vIPS”. 
     In this case, as exemplarily illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A performs the shifting processing such that the security measure function “L3 termination” of the vFW  10  can address the security event “event e2” the security measure function “L3 termination” of the invalidated vIPS  15  addresses, in addition to the security event “event e1”. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A, thus, causes the L3 termination function of the vFW  10  to save the SrcIP “B” and the DstIP “Web-1” of the security event e2 in addition to the SrcIP “A” and the DstIP “Web-1” of the security event e1. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A performs the shifting processing such that the security measure function “L4 termination” of the vFW  10  can address the security event “event e3” the security measure function “L4 termination” of the invalidated vIPS  15  addresses. The security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A, thus, causes the L4 termination function of the vFW  10  to save the SrcIP “C”, the DstIP “Web-1”, and the DstPort “a” of the security event e3. 
     When a plurality of security points are present to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A may extract the shiftable security point in accordance with various selection standards in the same manner as described above. The extraction unit  137  of the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A extracts the security point closest to an attack source attacking the web server  50  out of the security points to which the security measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted, for example. In this case, the shifting unit  139  of the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A performs control such that the shifting is performed on the security point closest to the attack source. 
     As described above, the security measure invalidation prevention device  100 A according to the other embodiment shifts the security event to be addressed with the security measure function of the invalidated security such that the security event can be addressed by the security point extracted by the extraction unit  137 , thereby making it possible to automatically shifting the security event the security measure function of the invalidated security point addresses to another security point to cause the other security point to address the security event. 
     While the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the embodiments have been presented by way of examples only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The embodiments described herein may be implemented in other various forms. Furthermore, various omissions, substitutions, and changes of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover the embodiments and the modifications as falling within the scope and spirit of the invention. 
     In the embodiments, the components of the respective devices illustrated in the drawings are functionally conceptual ones, and are not always required to be the same as those physically configured as illustrated in the drawings. That is, specific forms of distributions and integrations of the respective devices (e.g., the form illustrated in  FIG. 2 ) are not limited to those illustrated in the drawings. All or a part of the devices can be configured to be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in arbitrary units in accordance with various loads, the usage states, and the like. For example, the determination unit  136  and the extraction unit  137  may be integrated with each other as a single unit. For another example, the acquisition unit  135  may be separated into an acquisition unit that acquires the invalidated security point information, and another acquisition unit that acquires security point information. 
     All or part of the processing functions performed by the respective devices may be implemented by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware by wired logics. 
     In the processes described in the embodiments described above, all or a part of the processes described to be automatically performed can also be manually performed. Alternatively, all or a part of the processes described to be manually performed can also be automatically performed by known methods. 
     [Program] 
     A Program may be produced in which the processing performed by the security measure invalidation prevention devices  100 , and  100 A according to the embodiments is described in a computer executable language. In this case, the same effects as those of the embodiments can be achieved by a computer executing the program. The program may be recorded in a computer readable recording medium, and the same processing as that of the embodiments may be achieved by a computer reading and executing the program recorded in the recording medium. The following describes an example of a computer that executes a security measure invalidation prevention program to achieve the same functions as those of the security measure invalidation prevention devices  100  and  100 A. 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating a computer executing the security measure invalidation prevention program. As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , a computer  1000  includes a memory  1010 , a CPU  1020 , a hard disk drive interface  1030 , a disk drive interface  1040 , a serial port interface  1050 , a video adaptor  1060 , and a network interface  1070 , for example. Those units are coupled with a bus  1080 . 
     The memory  1010  includes a read only memory (ROM)  1011  and a RAM  1012 . The ROM  1011  stores therein a boot program such as a basic input output system (BIOS), for example. The hard disk drive interface  1030  is connected to a hard disk drive  1090 . The disk drive interface  1040  is connected to a disk drive  1041 . A removable storage medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disc is inserted in the disk drive  1041 . To the serial port interface  1050 , a mouse  1110  and a keyboard  1120  are connected, for example. To the video adaptor  1060 , a display  1130  is connected, for example. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the hard disk drive  1090  stores therein an OS  1091 , an application program  1092 , a program module  1093 , and program data  1094 , for example. The respective tables described in the embodiments are stored in the hard disk drive  1090  or the memory  1010 , for example. 
     The security measure invalidation prevention program is stored in the hard disk drive  1090  as a program module in which commands executed by the computer  1000  are described, for example. Specifically, the program module  1093  in which the respective processes performed by the security measure invalidation prevention devices  100  and  100 A described in the embodiments are described is stored in the hard disk drive  1090 . 
     Data used for the information processing by the security measure invalidation prevention program is stored, as program data, in the hard disk drive  1090 , for example. The CPU  1020  reads the program module  1093  and the program data  1094  that are stored in the hard disk drive  1090 , into the RAM  1012  as the situation demands, and executes the respective steps described above. 
     The program module  1093  and the program data  1094  according to the security measure invalidation prevention program are not limited to being stored in the hard disk drive  1090 . For example, they may be stored in a removable storage medium and read by the CPU  1020  via the disk drive  1041 , for example. The program module  1093  and the program data  1094  according to the security measure invalidation prevention program may be stored in another computer coupled with a network such as a LAN or a wide area network (WAN), and read by the CPU  1020  via the network interface  1070 . 
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               1  Security measure invalidation prevention system 
               100 ,  100 A Security measure invalidation prevention device 
               135  Acquisition unit 
               136  Determination unit 
               137  Extraction unit 
               138  Output unit 
               139  Shifting unit 
               140  Security information storage unit