Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Operations research or analysis
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-11
2010-10-12
Loftis, Johnna (Department: 3624)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Operations research or analysis
Reexamination Certificate
active
07813947
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for optimizing business processes, complying with governmental regulations, and identifying threat and vulnerability risks for an enterprise are disclosed. According to various embodiments, the method includes identifying at least one critical asset of an enterprise and identifying at least one business process of the enterprise associated with the identified critical asset. The method further includes performing at least one of a risk analysis, a regulatory compliance analysis and a business process optimization analysis for the business process based on at least one of an evaluation of a technological component associated with the business process, a threat profile for an area of concern associated with the business process and the critical asset, and/or an interdependency matrix of business processes of the enterprise. In addition, the method may include 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/or the business process optimization analysis for the business process. Also, the method may include monitoring the enterprise's performance of the business process to assess compliance with the strategy.
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DeAngelis Stephen F.
Stangl Frederick W.
Todd Doug
Enterra Solutions, LLC
K&L Gates LLP
Loftis Johnna
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