Patent Publication Number: US-10318741-B2

Title: Data security and risk ranking tool

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates generally to data security and more particularly to a data security and risk ranking tool. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The security of data and computing systems is important to most businesses. To control and understand their vulnerabilities, companies may perform a risk analysis of its data and systems. Typical risk analysis for data and computing systems, however, is inadequate and may result in vulnerabilities being overlooked. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     According to some embodiments, a risk ranking tool includes a retrieval engine, a data risk engine, an operational risk engine, and a data security engine. The data risk engine calculates, using graph data from a graph database, a plurality of calculated data risk scores that each indicate an amount of data risk for nodes of the graph data. The operational risk engine calculates, using the graph data, a plurality of calculated operational risk scores that each indicate an amount of operational risk for nodes of the graph data. The data security engine determines whether any of the calculated data or operational risk scores equal or exceed a predefined score, and if so, initiates a security action related to the calculated risk score that exceeds the predefined score. 
     Certain embodiments provide one or more technical advantages. For example, some embodiments continuously analyze and rank data risks of computer servers, applications, user roles, permissions, and people in order to identify and correct excessively high data security risks. As another example, some embodiments continuously analyze and rank operational risks of computer servers, permissions, user roles, and people in order to identify and correct excessively high operational security risks. If an excessively high data or operational security risk is identified, some embodiments may send an alert and initiate corrective actions such as moving data to other computing systems, applying security software, putting a server behind a firewall, and the like. Certain embodiments may include none, some, or all of the above technical advantages. One or more other technical advantages may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the figures, descriptions, and claims included herein. 
    
    
     
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       For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, reference is now made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a system for ranking data security and risk, according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates the data security and risk ranking tool of the system of  FIG. 1 , according to certain embodiments; 
         FIGS. 3, 4, 5A, and 5B  illustrate example graph data of the system of  FIG. 1 , according to certain embodiments; and 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart illustrating a method for ranking data security and risk using the system of  FIG. 1 , according to certain embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure and its advantages are best understood by referring to  FIGS. 1 through 6  of the drawings, like numerals being used for like and corresponding parts of the various drawings. 
     The security of data and computing systems is important to most companies. To control and understand their vulnerabilities in these areas, many companies expend considerable effort and resources on risk management. Typical risk management and risk analysis efforts focus on accuracy and coverage of risk ranking. For example, in some companies, the risk of an employee is ranked by his/her job role. However, typical risk management efforts often result in inaccurate risk rankings. For example, if a first system administrator manages many production servers while a second system administrator only manages development servers, the actual risk levels for the two system administrators are vastly different despite both employees having the same job role. Furthermore, some companies may only rank the risk of important data and ignore the risks of the servers that store the data and the employees who can access the data. This may result in poor risk ranking coverage and may result in vulnerabilities being overlooked. 
     To address these and other deficiencies of current risk management systems, embodiments of the disclosure provide a data security and risk ranking tool that utilizes a graph database, which includes entities to be risk ranked, to perform data security and risk analysis. The entities in the graph database, which may correspond to servers, data types, applications, permissions, user roles, employees, etc., may be linked to one or more other entities in the graph database via edges. The linking of entities in the graph database allows embodiments to perform accurate risk ranking of entities using defined risk scores of certain other entities. Embodiments may, for example, start with first entities that can be accurately risk ranked (e.g., lowest level entities) in order to automatically risk rank other entities that are either directly or indirectly linked to the first entity (e.g., higher level entities). Once entities have been risk ranked (e.g., by physically transforming data within the graph database), some embodiments may send an alert if certain risk scores are determined to be over a threshold value. Some embodiments may also automatically initiate security actions based on calculated risk scores. These security actions may include moving data to other computing systems, applying security software, putting a server behind a firewall, and the like. As a result, embodiments provide a more accurate and complete way to rank the data and operational risks of a company. 
     Embodiments of the data security and risk ranking tool will be described in more detail using  FIGS. 1 through 6 .  FIG. 1  generally illustrates a system that includes the data security and risk ranking tool.  FIG. 2  illustrates the data security and risk ranking tool in more detail.  FIGS. 3-5  illustrate embodiments of the graph data that may be used and transformed by the data security and risk ranking tool.  FIG. 6  illustrates an example method utilized by the data security and risk ranking tool. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a system  100  for ranking data security and risk, according to certain embodiments. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , system  100  includes one or more devices  110 , a network  115 , a graph database  120 , and a data security and risk ranking tool  130 . In general, data security and risk ranking tool  130  provides enhanced security of data and computing systems such as devices  110  and other servers connected to network  115  by automatically ranking data and operational risks using graph database  120 . 
     Data and operational risks are important to most companies. An example of a data risk is non-public information (NPI) such as customers&#39; social security numbers leaking to the public. If such an event occurs, the company may be fined by government agencies or face other penalties. An example of an operational risk may be the risk of certain applications being unavailable. As a specific example, if an application such as a website is down, the company may experience lost business. Data security and risk ranking tool  130  quantifies these risks using graph data  125  so that companies may focus on areas of highest risk. 
     User  105  may be any person who has access to any device  110  or any data stored on device  110 . In some embodiments, user  105  may be an employee of a company. User  105  may have any assigned role (e.g., system administrator) or title within the company. 
     Device  110  may be any appropriate device for sending and receiving communications over network  115 . As an example and not by way of limitation, device  110  may be a computer, a server, a laptop, a wireless or cellular telephone, an electronic notebook, a personal digital assistant, a tablet, or any other device capable of receiving, processing, storing, and/or communicating information with other components of system  100 . Device  110  may also include a user interface, such as a display, a microphone, keypad, or other appropriate terminal equipment usable by user  105 . In some embodiments, an application executed by device  110  may perform the functions described herein. 
     Network  115  facilitates communication between and amongst the various components of system  100 . This disclosure contemplates network  115  being any suitable network operable to facilitate communication between the components of system  100 . Network  115  may include any interconnecting system capable of transmitting audio, video, signals, data, messages, or any combination of the preceding. Network  115  may include all or a portion of a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a public or private data network, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a local, regional, or global communication or computer network, such as the Internet, a wireline or wireless network, an enterprise intranet, or any other suitable communication link, including combinations thereof, operable to facilitate communication between the components. 
     Graph database  120  may be any storage that stores graph data  125 . Unlike a typical relational database, graph database  120  stores nodes (e.g., nodes  212 ) and connections between the nodes (e.g., edges  215 ) in graph data  125  in order to show relationships between the nodes. Graph data  125  also stores risk scores for entities within graph data  125 . Examples of graph data  125  are illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5  and are described in more detail below. While graph database  120  is illustrated as being separate from data security and risk ranking tool  130 , in some embodiments, graph database  120  may be within data security and risk ranking tool  130  or any other device  110 . 
     Data security and risk ranking tool  130  provides enhanced security of data and computing systems by automatically ranking data and operational risks using graph data  125  of graph database  120 . As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , data security and risk ranking tool  130  includes a processor  135  and a memory  140 . This disclosure contemplates processor  135  and memory  140  being configured to perform any of the tasks of data security and risk ranking tool  130  described herein. In certain embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  improves data and operational risk management by continuously calculating and monitoring risk scores for entities (e.g. nodes  212 ) within graph data  125 . In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may automatically perform security actions (e.g., actions  257 ) to address data or operational risks that are above a certain threshold. In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may send an alert (e.g., alert  252 ) if a data or operational risk score is above a certain threshold. 
     Processor  135  is any electronic circuitry, including, but not limited to microprocessors, application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), application specific instruction set processor (ASIP), and/or state machines, that communicatively couples to memory  140  and controls the operation of data security and risk ranking tool  130 . Processor  135  may be 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit or of any other suitable architecture. Processor  135  may include an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for performing arithmetic and logic operations, processor registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results of ALU operations, and a control unit that fetches instructions from memory and executes them by directing the coordinated operations of the ALU, registers and other components. Processor  135  may include other hardware and software that operates to control and process information. Processor  135  executes software stored on memory to perform any of the functions described herein. Processor  135  controls the operation and administration of data security and risk ranking tool  130  by processing information received from network  115 , device(s)  110 , graph database  120 , and memory  140 . Processor  135  may be a programmable logic device, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, any suitable processing device, or any suitable combination of the preceding. Processor  135  is not limited to a single processing device and may encompass multiple processing devices. 
     Memory  140  may store, either permanently or temporarily, data, operational software, or other information for processor  135 . Memory  140  may include any one or a combination of volatile or non-volatile local or remote devices suitable for storing information. For example, memory  140  may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), magnetic storage devices, optical storage devices, or any other suitable information storage device or a combination of these devices. The software represents any suitable set of instructions, logic, or code embodied in a computer-readable storage. For example, the software may be embodied in memory  140 , a disk, a CD, or a flash drive. In particular embodiments, the software may include an application executable by processor  135  to perform one or more of the functions described herein. 
     In operation, data security and risk ranking tool  130  retrieves or otherwise accesses graph data  125  in graph database  120 . Data security and risk ranking tool  130  may then identify defined risk scores  127  within graph data  125 . In some embodiments, defined risk scores  127  are risk scores that are pre-determined or pre-assigned by a company, enterprise, or employee. For example, as illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5 , the risk scores of nodes that have solid outlines (e.g., nodes  350 A-F in  FIG. 3 ) may have defined risk scores  127 . Using defined risk scores  127  and graph data  125 , data security and risk ranking tool  130  may then determine calculated risk scores  150 . In one embodiment, for example, the risk values of higher level entities (e.g., nodes  310 ) may be calculated by adding up the risk values of connected lower level entities in graph data  125  (e.g., nodes  320 ,  330 ,  340 , and  350 ). Specific examples of determining calculated risk scores  150  are discussed in more detail below. Once calculated risk scores  150  are determined, they may be written back to graph data  125  (e.g., graph data  125  may be physically transformed). 
     Once calculated risk scores  150  are determined, some embodiments of data security and risk ranking tool  130  may analyze calculated risk scores  150  to determine which entities are high risk. In some embodiments, for example, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may compare calculated risk scores  150  to a predetermined threshold score. If a particular calculated risk score  150  is at or above the threshold score, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may determine that the calculated risk score  150  is a high risk and proceed to security alert/action  160  where an alert (e.g., alert  252 ) is sent and/or an action (e.g., action  257 ) is performed. In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may rank calculated risk scores  150  for particular entities in order to determine which entities are at highest risk. For example, the risk scores (e.g., person data risk score  225  described below) of person nodes  310  within graph data  125  may be ranked from highest to lowest (or vice versa). The person node  310  with the highest risk score (e.g., highest person data risk score  225 ) may be determined to be the greatest risk. A security alert/action  160  for the node with the greatest risk may then be initiated by data security and risk ranking tool  130 . 
     In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  continuously performs risk ranking of entities within graph data  125 . For example, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may perform risk ranking within graph data  125  as described herein on a predefined schedule or at a predefined interval (e.g., every hour). In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may perform risk ranking within graph data  125  based on a request from a user  105 . For example, user  105  may send a request to data security and risk ranking tool  130  for a risk score of a specific entity within graph data  125  (e.g, for a specific server). In response to the request, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may access graph data  125 , calculate a risk score for the requested entity, and then send the calculated risk score back to user  105  for viewing (e.g., on device  110 ). In some embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may generate a report that illustrates graph data  125  as illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5 . 
     In general, system  100  including data security and risk ranking tool  130  has very good extensibility. When an actually/manually risk ranked entity is added into graph data  125 , the risk ranks of other exiting entities that link to this new entity either directly or indirectly may be automatically updated. When a not manually risk rank-able entity is plugged into graph data  125 , this entity may automatically get its risk rank based on the existing risk ranked entities that link to it. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example embodiment of data security and risk ranking tool  130  of  FIG. 1 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , data security and risk ranking tool  130  includes a retrieval engine  210 , a data risk engine  220 , a operational risk engine  230 , a person risk engine  240 , and a data security engine  250 . Each component of data security and risk ranking tool  130  is discussed in more detail below. 
     Retrieval engine  210  generally communicates with graph database  120  in order to access graph data  125 . In some embodiments, graph data  125  includes nodes  212 , edges  215 , defined data risk scores  217 , and defined operational risk scores  218 . Nodes  212  each represent an entity such as a person or a computing system. Examples of nodes  212  include person nodes  310 , user role nodes  320 , permission nodes  330 , application nodes  340 , data type nodes  350 , server nodes  360 , and machine access nodes  370 , as illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5 . Each person node  310  (e.g., person nodes  310 A-C) represents a user/person/employee such as user  105 . Each user role node  320  (e.g., user roles  320 A-C) represents a specific role that each user/person/employee of person node  310  may have within a company (e.g., system administrator). Each permission node  330  (e.g., permission nodes  330 A-H) represents a specific permission that each role of user role node  320  may have (e.g., edit/read/copy, etc.). Each application node  340  (e.g., application nodes  340 A-C) represents a specific application/software program. Each data type node  350  (e.g., data type nodes  350 A-F) represents a type of data (e.g., public, confidential, proprietary, etc.). Confidential data may include data such as passwords, social security numbers, and the like. Proprietary data may include data that is only partially confidential (e.g., login names, network IDs, phone numbers, etc.). Each application node  340  (e.g., application nodes  340 A-C) represents a specific application/software program. Each server node  360  (e.g., server nodes  360 A-C) represents a specific computing device such as a webserver. 
     Graph data  125  also includes edges  215  between nodes  212 . Each edge  215  indicates a connection between two nodes  212 . In general, each node  212  may have any number of edges  215  that connect it to one or more other nodes  212 . As an example, person node  310 A in  FIG. 3  has one edge  215 A that connects it with user role node  320 A. As another example, server node  360 A in  FIG. 3  has four edges  215  (e.g.,  215 B-E) that connects it with four different data type nodes  350 . In general, each edge  215  indicates how risk scores are propagated between nodes. To illustrate this using the examples above, the risk score of user role node  320 A (e.g., user role data risk score  224 A of 60) is transferred to person node  310 A, and the risk scores of data type nodes  350 A-D (e.g., defined data risk scores  217 A-D of 0, 10, 5, and 10) are transferred to server node  360 A. In some embodiments, all risk scores that are propagated to a particular node  212  are added together to calculate that node&#39;s risk score (e.g., 0+10+5+10=25 for server node  360 A). 
     Defined data risk scores  217  are data risk scores that are predetermined or manually provided for certain nodes  212 . In the example graph data  125  of  FIG. 3 , for example, defined data risk scores  217  are provided for nodes  212  that have solid outlines (e.g., data type nodes  350  in  FIG. 3 .) In some embodiments, defined data risk scores  217  are manually input into graph database  120  by user  105  (e.g., an employee) using device  110 . 
     Defined operational risk scores  218  are operational risk scores that are predetermined or manually provided for certain nodes  212 . In the example graph data  125  of  FIG. 4 , for example, defined operational risk scores  218  are provided for nodes  212  that have solid outlines (e.g., application node  340  in  FIG. 4 .) In some embodiments, defined operational risk scores  218  are manually input into graph database  120  by user  105  (e.g., an employee) using device  110 . 
     In general, risk scores such as those illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5  are any appropriate numbers to represent risk. In some embodiments, the risk scores are arbitrary numbers that have been normalized to themselves. In some embodiments, the risk scores are chosen to comply with a specific scale (e.g., a scale of 1-10). 
     Data risk engine  220  calculates data risk scores of certain nodes  212  using graph data  125  and defined data risk scores  217 . Using the example graph data  125  of  FIG. 3 , data risk engine  220  calculates server data risk scores  221 A-C for server nodes  360 A-C, application data risk scores  222 A-C for application node  340 A-C, permission data risk scores  223 A-H for permission nodes  330 A-H, user role data risk scores  224 A-C for user role nodes  320 A-C, and person data risk scores  225 A-C for person nodes  310 A-C. 
     In some embodiments, data risk engine  220  may first determine which nodes  212  have defined data risk scores  217 . In the example of  FIG. 3 , data risk engine  220  may determine that data type nodes  350  have defined data risk scores  217 . Data risk engine  220  may then propagate defined data risk scores  217  out from data type nodes  350  according to edges  215 . For example, the risk score of data type node  350 A (e.g., defined data risk score  217 A of 0) may be propagated according to edges  215 B and  215 F to server node  360 A and application node  340 A in order to calculate server data risk score  221 A and application data risk score  222 A, respectively. Data risk engine  220  may calculate the risk score of each node  212  using any appropriate method. For example, data risk engine  220  may add all risk scores together that are propagated to each node  212 . 
     As a specific example of data risk engine  220  calculating risk scores according to graph data  125  and defined data risk scores  217 , consider the example of determining person data risk score  225 B of person node  310 B of  FIG. 3 . Data risk engine  220  may first determine application data risk score  222 B by adding defined data risk scores  217 C-E according to the edges  215  between application node  340 B and data type nodes  350 C-E. This results in an application data risk score  222 B of 20 (5+10+5). Data risk engine  220  may then calculate permission data risk score  223 D by propagating application data risk score  222 B according to the edge  215  between permission node  330 D and application node  340 B. This results in a permission data risk score  223 D of 20. Data risk engine  220  may then calculate user role data risk score  224 B by adding permission data risk scores  223 D and  223 F according to the edges  215  between user role node  320 B and permission nodes  330 D and  330 F. This results in a user role data risk score  224 B of 25 (20+5). Data risk engine  220  may then calculate person data risk score  225 B by adding user role data risk scores  224 B and  224 C according to the edges  215  between person node  310 B and user role nodes  320 B and  320 C. This results in a person data risk score  225 B of 30 (25+5). Data risk engine  220  may repeat this process in order to determine person data risk score  225 A and person data risk score  225 C. 
     Once data risk engine  220  has calculated risk scores for a certain type of node  212  (e.g., person nodes  310 ), data risk engine  220  may then order the calculated risk scores in order to rank the risk scores. For example, data risk engine  220  may order person data risk scores  225  from highest to lowest in order to assign a ranking to person data risk scores  225 . In the example of  FIG. 3 , data risk engine  220  may assign a “high data risk person” ranking to person node  310 A since it has the highest person data risk score  225  of 60, a “medium data risk person” ranking to person node  310 B since it has the middle person data risk score  225  of 30, and a “low data risk person” ranking to person node  310 C since it has the lowest person data risk score  225  of  5 . 
     In some embodiments, data risk engine  220  may utilize any formula to calculate data risk scores (e.g., weighting, ratios, fractions, etc.). In some embodiments, simple addition may be utilized. In other embodiments, any risk formula that can combine two or more risk rankings in a justifiable way can be substituted for simple addition of risks. For example, consider an example where an application is installed on two paired production servers. If the operational risk of this application is 100, each of the two servers that it is installed on can be treated as operational risk  50 . But if the same application is installed on one production server and one contingent server, the production server may have operation risk  60  and the contingent server may only have operational risk  40 . 
     Operational risk engine  230  calculates operational risk scores of certain nodes  212  using graph data  125  and defined operational risk scores  218 . Using the example graph data  125  of  FIG. 4 , operational risk engine  230  calculates server operational risk scores  231 A-C, permission operational risk scores  232 A-H, user role operational risk scores  233 A-C, and person operational risk scores  234 A-C. 
     In general, operational risk engine  230  may calculate operational risk scores in a similar manner to how data risk engine  220  calculates data risk scores. In some embodiments, for example, operational risk engine  230  may first determine which nodes  212  have defined operational risk scores  218 . In the example of  FIG. 4 , operational risk engine  230  may determine that application nodes  340  have defined operational risk scores  218 . Operational risk engine  230  may then propagate defined operational risk scores  218  out from application nodes  340  according to edges  215 . For example, the risk score of application node  340 B (e.g., defined operational risk scores  218 B of 150) may be propagated according to edges  215  to server node  360 A and permission node  330 C in order to calculate server operational risk score  231 A and permission operational risk score  232 C, respectively. Operational risk engine  230  may calculate the risk score of each node  212  using any appropriate method. For example, operational risk engine  230  may add all risk scores together that are propagated to each node  212  as described above in reference to data risk engine  220 . 
     Once operational risk engine  230  has calculated risk scores for a certain type of node  212  (e.g., person nodes  310 ), operational risk engine  230  may then order the calculated operational risk scores in order to rank the risk scores. For example, operational risk engine  230  may order person operational risk scores  234  from highest to lowest in order to assign a ranking to person operational risk scores  234 . In the example of  FIG. 4 , operational risk engine  230  may assign a “high operational risk person” ranking to person node  310 A since it has the highest person operational risk score  234  of  810 , a “medium operational risk person” ranking to person node  310 B since it has the middle person operational risk score  234  of  290 , and a “low operational risk person” ranking to person node  310 C since it has the lowest person operational risk score  234  of 50. 
     Person risk engine  240  calculates risk scores of certain nodes  212  using graph data  125  and defined data risk scores  217 . Using the example graph data  125  of  FIG. 5A , person risk engine  240  calculates person data risk score  246 , machine access data risk score  245 , permission data risk score  244 , user role data risk score  243 , permission data risk score  242 , and application data risk score  241 . 
     In general, person risk engine  240  may calculate risk scores in a similar manner to how data risk engine  220  calculates data risk scores. In some embodiments, for example, person risk engine  240  may first determine which nodes  212  have defined data risk scores  217 . In the example of  FIG. 5A , person risk engine  240  may determine that data type nodes  350  have defined data risk scores  217 . Person risk engine  240  may then propagate defined data risk scores  217  out from data type nodes  350  according to edges  215 . For example, the risk score of data type node  350 D (e.g., defined data risk score  217 D of 20) may be propagated according to edge  215  to machine access node  370  in order to calculate machine access data risk score  245 . Person risk engine  240  may calculate the risk score of each node  212  using any appropriate method. For example, person risk engine  240  may add all risk scores together that are propagated to each node  212  as described above in reference to data risk engine  220 . 
     Data security engine  250  receives risk scores from data risk engine  220 , operational risk engine  230 , and person risk engine  240  and then sends an alert  252  and/or performs a security action  257  based on the received risk scores. In some embodiments, data security engine  250  analyzes the received risk scores and determines if any are greater than or equal to a threshold value. If so, data security engine  250  may send an alert  250  to an appropriate user  105 . In some embodiments, alert  252  may include an indication of which entity within graph data  125  exceeded the threshold risk value. For example, if the person data risk score  225 A of person node  310 A exceeded the threshold risk value, alert  252  may include the name of the person associated with person node  310 A. In some embodiments, alert  252  may include a graphic that depicts graph data  125  as illustrated in  FIGS. 3-5 . 
     In some embodiments, data security engine  250  may perform or otherwise initiate action  257  based on received risk scores from data risk engine  220 , operational risk engine  230 , and person risk engine  240 . For example, if received server data risk score  221 A for server node  360 A is greater than or equal to a threshold value, data security engine  250  may attempt to move data from a server associated with server node  360 A to another server that has a lower server data risk score  221 . Examples of other actions  257  may include installing security software on one or more computing systems, moving one or more computing systems to a different network  115 , configuring one or more computing systems for redundancy, and configuring a firewall. In some embodiments, actions  257  are performed automatically by data security engine  250  without any intervention by, for example, a user  105 . As a result, data and operational risks are automatically addressed by data security and risk ranking tool  130 . 
       FIG. 5B  illustrates another example embodiment of graph data  125 . The graph data  125  in  FIG. 5B  is similar to the graph data  125  in  FIG. 5B , except with a few additions. In  FIG. 5B , graph data  125  additionally includes job function nodes  390  (e.g.,  390 A and  390 B). Job function nodes  390  may indicate a particular function performed by an employee within an organization (e.g., trader, secretary, customer service representative, etc.). Each job function node  390  may have an associated reputational risk  247  and/or an equity risk  248 . Each reputational risk  247  may indicate how much risk the particular job function is to an organization&#39;s reputation. For example, a job function that has no interaction with social media or customers may have a lower reputational risk  247  than a job function that has constant contact with social media or customers. Each equity risk  247  may indicate how much financial risk the particular job function is to an organization. For example, a job function that deals with money (e.g., a trader) may have a higher equity risk  248  than a job function that has no interaction with money. Data security and risk ranking tool  130  may utilize the methods and processes described herein to calculate person data risk score  225 , person operational risk score  234 , a person reputational risk score  251 , and a person equity risk score  249  for particular person nodes  310 . 
       FIG. 6  is a flowchart illustrating a method  600  for ranking data security and risk using system  100  of  FIG. 1 . In certain embodiments, data security and risk ranking tool  130  performs method  600 . By performing method  600 , data security and risk ranking tool  130  identifies entities such as employees or servers that have unacceptable data or operational risks. Additionally, data security and risk ranking tool  130  may automatically perform a security action to reduce data or operational risk. 
     Method  600  may begin in step  610  where graph data is accessed. In some embodiments, the graph data of step  610  is graph data  125  described above. In some embodiments, the graph data is accessed via a network such as network  115 . In other embodiments, the graph data is stored locally on the same device that performs method  600 . 
     In step  620 , a plurality of defined data risk scores are determined from the graph data of step  610 . In some embodiments, the defined data risk scores are defined data risk scores  217  described above. 
     In step  630 , a plurality of calculated data risk scores are calculated using the plurality of defined data risk scores of step  620  and a plurality of nodes and edges from the graph data of step  610 . In some embodiments, each calculated data risk score indicates an amount of data risk for a respective one of the nodes. In some embodiments, the calculated data risk scores are one or more of server data risk score  221 , application data risk score  222 , permission data risk score  223 , user role data risk score  224 , and person data risk score  225 . 
     In step  640 , a plurality of defined operational risk scores are determined from the graph data of step  610 . In some embodiments, the defined operational risk scores are defined operational risk scores  218  described above. 
     In step  650 , a plurality of calculated operational risk scores are calculated using the plurality of defined operational risk scores of step  640  and a plurality of nodes and edges from the graph data of step  610 . In some embodiments, each calculated operational risk score indicates an amount of operational risk for a respective one of the nodes. In some embodiments, the calculated operational risk scores are one or more of server operational risk score  231 , permission operational risk score  232 , user role operational risk score  233 , and person operational risk score  234 . 
     At step  660 , method  600  determines whether any of the calculated data or operational risk scores of step  630  and  650  equal or exceed a predefined score. If so, method  600  proceeds to step  670 . Otherwise, method  600  may end. 
     At step  670 , method  600  sends an alert that indicates which calculated risk score exceeds the predefined score. In some embodiments, the alert of this step is alert  252 . 
     At step  680 , method  600  initiates a security action related to the calculated risk score that exceeds the predefined score. In some embodiments, the security action of this step is action  257 . After step  680 , method  600  may end. 
     Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to method  600  depicted in  FIG. 6 . Method  600  may include more, fewer, or other steps. For example, steps may be performed in parallel or in any suitable order. While discussed as data security and risk ranking tool  130  performing the steps of method  600 , any suitable component of system  100 , such as device(s)  110  for example, may perform one or more steps of method  600 . 
     Herein, a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium or media may include one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs) (such, as for example, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application-specific ICs (ASICs)), hard disk drives (HDDs), hybrid hard drives (HHDs), optical discs, optical disc drives (ODDs), magneto-optical discs, magneto-optical drives, floppy diskettes, floppy disk drives (FDDs), magnetic tapes, solid-state drives (SSDs), RAM-drives, SECURE DIGITAL cards or drives, any other suitable computer-readable non-transitory storage media, or any suitable combination of two or more of these, where appropriate. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, where appropriate. 
     Herein, “or” is inclusive and not exclusive, unless expressly indicated otherwise or indicated otherwise by context. Therefore, herein, “A or B” means “A, B, or both,” unless expressly indicated otherwise or indicated otherwise by context. Moreover, “and” is both joint and several, unless expressly indicated otherwise or indicated otherwise by context. Therefore, herein, “A and B” means “A and B, jointly or severally,” unless expressly indicated otherwise or indicated otherwise by context. 
     The scope of this disclosure encompasses all changes, substitutions, variations, alterations, and modifications to the example embodiments described or illustrated herein that a person having ordinary skill in the art would comprehend. The scope of this disclosure is not limited to the example embodiments described or illustrated herein. Moreover, although this disclosure describes and illustrates respective embodiments herein as including particular components, elements, feature, functions, operations, or steps, any of these embodiments may include any combination or permutation of any of the components, elements, features, functions, operations, or steps described or illustrated anywhere herein that a person having ordinary skill in the art would comprehend. Furthermore, reference in the appended claims to an apparatus or system or a component of an apparatus or system being adapted to, arranged to, capable of, configured to, enabled to, operable to, or operative to perform a particular function encompasses that apparatus, system, component, whether or not it or that particular function is activated, turned on, or unlocked, as long as that apparatus, system, or component is so adapted, arranged, capable, configured, enabled, operable, or operative. Additionally, although this disclosure describes or illustrates particular embodiments as providing particular advantages, particular embodiments may provide none, some, or all of these advantages.