Patent ID: 7712137

Claim:
A system that facilitates organizing server security-related information into a format readily usable by a user developing a server, the system comprising a computer having a processor and memory storing: a server security schema configuration component that facilitates identification of expertise related to the server security-related information and that provides organizational information; a server security schema component that is a pattern-based information model that groups the server security-related information and the expertise related to the server security-related information into a structure, the server security schema component comprising: a plurality of server security-related categories associated with the server that are customized to a particular server type of the server, the plurality of server security-related categories identifying areas where security issues exist for the particular server type of the server, a plurality of vulnerability components, wherein each of the plurality of server security-related categories has at least one vulnerability component associated with it, the plurality of vulnerability components describing weaknesses that make attacks possible for the associated security-related category, a plurality of threat/attack components, wherein each of the plurality of vulnerability components has at least one threat/attack component associated with it, each of the plurality of threat/attack components referring to at least a threat or an attack, the threat describing an undesired event or a potential occurrence that may harm or compromise an asset, the attack describing an action taken that utilizes one or more vulnerabilities to realize a threat, and a plurality of countermeasure components, wherein each of the plurality of threat/attack components has at least one countermeasure component associated with it, the plurality of countermeasure components describing safeguards that address attacks or mitigate risks; wherein the structure of the server security schema component is based on the organizational information and associations; and wherein the security schema component, plurality of server security-related categories, plurality of vulnerability components, plurality of threat/attack components, and plurality of countermeasure components are used in developing a server of the particular server type.