Quantitative Security Risk Assessment of Enterprise Networks

Anoop Singhal

ISBN 10: 1461418593 / ISBN 13: 9781461418597

Published by Springer New York, Springer US Nov 2011, 2011

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Neuware -Protection of enterprise networks from malicious intrusions is critical to the economy and security of our nation. This article gives an overview of the techniques and challenges for security risk analysis of enterprise networks. A standard model for security analysis will enable us to answer questions such as ¿are we more secure than yesterday¿ or ¿how does the security of one network configuration compare with another one¿. In this article, we will present a methodology for quantitative security risk analysis that is based on the model of attack graphs and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). Our techniques analyze all attack paths through a network, for an attacker to reach certain goal(s).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 44 pp. Englisch.

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• Title: Quantitative Security Risk Assessment of Enterprise Networks
• Publisher: Springer New York, Springer US Nov 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461418593
• ISBN 13: 9781461418597
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Protection of enterprise networks from malicious intrusions is critical to the economy and security of our nation. This article gives an overview of the techniques and challenges for security risk analysis of enterprise networks. A standard model for security analysis will enable us to answer questions such as "are we more secure than yesterday" or "how does the security of one network configuration compare with another one". In this article, we will present a methodology for quantitative security risk analysis that is based on the model of attack graphs and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). Our techniques analyze all attack paths through a network, for an attacker to reach certain goal (s).