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Patent US8091117 - System and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA prevention-based network auditing system includes a plurality of heterogeneous information sources gathering information about the network. An audit server invokes the heterogeneous information sources via a uniform communications interface to gather information about the network, and converts the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8091117?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8091117 - System and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering toolsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8091117 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/778,779Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateFeb 13, 2004Priority dateFeb 14, 2003Also published asEP1593228A2, EP1593228A4, US7536456, US7624422, US8561175, US8789140, US8793763, US20050008001, US20050010819, US20050015622, US20050015623, US20120079106, US20120079107, US20130347107, WO2004075006A2, WO2004075006A3, WO2004075006A9Publication number10778779, 778779, US 8091117 B2, US 8091117B2, US-B2-8091117, US8091117 B2, US8091117B2InventorsJohn Leslie Williams, Brian Costello, John Patrick Ravenel, Thomas Paul WalpoieOriginal AssigneePreventsys, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (122), Non-Patent Citations (268), Referenced by (5), Classifications (34), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering toolsUS 8091117 B2Abstract A prevention-based network auditing system includes a plurality of heterogeneous information sources gathering information about the network. An audit server invokes the heterogeneous information sources via a uniform communications interface to gather information about the network, and converts the information gathered by the information sources into a normalized data format such as, for example, into XML (Extensible Markup Language). The converted information is then stored in an audit repository for security and regulatory policy assessment, network vulnerability analysis, report generation, and security improvement recommendations.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/448,313, filed on Feb. 14, 2003, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application also contains subject matter that is related to the subject matter disclosed in U.S. Patent Application entitled �Network Audit and Policy Assurance System� (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/779,190), U.S. Patent Application entitled �System and Method for Applying a Machine-Processable Policy Rule to Information Gathered About a Network� (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/778,836), U.S. Patent Application entitled �System and Method for Automated Policy Audit and Remediation Management� (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/778,770), and U.S. Patent Application entitled �System and Method for Security Information Normalization� (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/778,837), all filed on Feb. 13, 2004, the content of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is generally related to network security audit systems, and more particularly, to a system and method for uniformly interfacing with heterogeneous network data gathering tools.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A network security audit system may employ different types of network data gathering tools to gather information about the network. For example, one type of scanner may be capable of operating system fingerprinting, port mapping, and/or vulnerability assessment, while another scanner may be configured with other capabilities. Other types of information sources such as, for example, cameras, human input, and the like, may also be used to add to the information provided by the scanners.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for gathering information in a network auditing system utilizing a plurality of heterogeneous information sources. The method includes communicating with the plurality of heterogeneous information sources via a uniform communications interface; receiving network information gathered by the heterogeneous information sources via the uniform communications interface; converting the received network information into a normalized data format; storing the converted network information in a data store; comparing at least a portion of the converted network information with a network policy; and determining, based on the comparison, compliance with the network policy.
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