Patent Document ID: 9077746
Application ID: 13595093
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An apparatus comprising: a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to: assess, for a security perspective defined by an intersection of a security layer and a security plane, security provided by one or more security mechanisms associated with the security perspective, wherein the security plane includes a management security plane, a control security plane, and an end user security plane, the one or more security mechanisms comprises an access management mechanism, an authentication mechanism, a non-repudiation mechanism, a data confidentiality mechanism, a communication security mechanism, an integrity mechanism, an availability mechanism, and a privacy mechanism, the access management mechanism is configured to protect against unauthorized access to one or more of a network element, stored information, an information flow, a service, or an application, the authentication mechanism is configured to confirm an identity of a communicating entity, the non-repudiation mechanism is configured to support availability of evidence adapted for use in proving an occurrence of an event or action, the data confidentiality mechanism is configured to prevent unauthorized access to data, the communication security mechanism is configured to ensure that information flows only between authorized end points, the integrity mechanism is configured to protect against at least one of unauthorized modification of data, unauthorized deletion of data, unauthorized creation of data, or unauthorized replication of data, the availability mechanism is configured to prevent denial of authorized access to at least one of a network element, stored information, an information flow, a service, or an application, and the privacy mechanism is configured to prevent accessibility to confidential information by an unauthorized person or device.