Method and apparatus for auditing network security

Details Method and apparatus for auditing network security Method and apparatus for auditing network security

2008-03-18

2008-03-18

LaForgia, Christian (Department: 2131)

Information security

Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...

Vulnerability assessment

C713S188000, C718S100000

Reexamination Certificate

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09592404

ABSTRACT:
In an apparatus for auditing security of a computer system, at least one secure application server is in communication with a global computer network. The secure application server is programmed to receive selectively security audit instruction data from a remote computer system via the global computer network. A plurality of scanning machines each are in communication with the global computer network and are programmed to execute selectively a security audit scan of the remote computer system via the global computer network. A central computer, having a memory, is configured as a database server and as a scheduler. The central computer is in communication with the secure application server and the scanning machine. The central computer is programmed to perform the following operations: evaluate a database to determine if a security audit scan is currently scheduled to be run for a user; determine which of the plurality of scanning machines is available to perform a security audit scan; copy scan-related information into a scanning machine determined to be available and instruct the scanning machine to begin scan; and record the results of the scan in the memory.

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