Patent ID: 8468606

Claim:
A system comprising: a device to: detect an occurrence of a security event in a network, the security event being directed to another device associated with the network, determine, for the detected security event, a likelihood score that provides an indication of a likelihood that the security event will succeed, determine, for the detected security event, an impact score that provides an indication of an impact that the security event will have on the network, the impact score being determined based on: a confidentiality score relating to maintaining a confidentiality of data stored by the other device, an integrity score relating to maintaining an integrity of the data stored by the other device, and an availability score relating to maintaining the other device in an operating state, determine a confidentiality risk score based on the likelihood score and the confidentiality score, determine an integrity risk score based on the likelihood score and the integrity score, determine an availability risk score based on the likelihood score and the availability score, determine, for the detected security event, a risk score that provides an indication of a risk that the security event will affect the network, the risk score being determined based on a mathematical combination of the confidentiality risk score, the integrity risk score, and the availability risk score, and provide, to a user associated with the network, the indication provided by the risk score, the indication provided by the likelihood score, and the indication provided by the impact score.