Patent ID: 7813947

Claim:
A method, comprising: identifying at least one critical asset of an enterprise; identifying at least one business process of the enterprise associated with the identified critical asset; evaluating at least one technological component related to the business process; creating a threat profile for an area of concern associated with the business process and the critical asset; creating an interdependency matrix for business processes of the enterprise; performing a risk analysis, a regulatory compliance analysis and a business process optimization analysis for the business process based on the evaluation of the at least one technological component related to the business process, the threat profile for the area of concern associated with the business process and the critical asset, and the interdependency matrix for business processes of the enterprise; developing a strategy for the enterprise's performance of the business process based on the performance of the risk analysis, the regulatory compliance analysis and the business process optimization analysis for the business process, wherein developing the strategy comprises developing at least one protection strategy, at least one compliance strategy, and at least one business process optimization strategy, and wherein the at least one compliance strategy is developed based on applicable government regulations for the enterprise's performance of the business process; developing a master plan for the enterprise based on the at least one protection strategy, at least one compliance strategy, and at least one business process optimization strategy; and monitoring the enterprise's performance of the business process, with a computer-based enterprise information system comprising at least one processor and a computer readable medium storing instructions to be executed by the at least one processor, to assess compliance with the strategy, wherein the at least one processor is programmed to retrieve information from one or more data sources to assess compliance with the strategy, wherein the computer-based enterprise information system comprises a plurality of engines executed by the at least one processor, wherein the plurality of engines comprise: an intelligence analytics engine that analyzes information from the one or more data sources to determine one or more parameters relevant to the enterprise's performance of the business process; and a process management engine that monitors the enterprise's performance of the business process in terms of compliance with the applicable government regulations, business process optimization, and security.