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US 11,921,845 · App. 17/428,678 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system, and risk evaluation and countermeasure planning method

Inventors: Takashi Kawauchi (Tokyo, JP); Chinatsu Yamauchi (Tokyo, JP); Yiwen Chen (Tokyo, JP); Eriko Ando (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
G06F21/55G06F2221/033
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Patent No.
US 11,921,845
App. No.
17/428,678
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is provided with a threat analysis processing unit that, on the basis of an analysis result from the vulnerability analysis unit, analyzes a threat to the system and outputs a threat analysis result; a countermeasure planning unit that, on the basis of the threat analysis result and vulnerability information, plans the countermeasure plan which reduces the impact of the vulnerability; a security test planning unit that plans the security test on the basis of the countermeasure plan; an evaluation calculation unit that performs an evaluation on the basis of the security test, and outputs an evaluation result; and a result processing unit that processes the evaluation result and generates a security countermeasure.

Claims (56)

1. A risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system comprising:

a storage apparatus configured to store:

a vulnerability database that stores vulnerability information pertaining to a vulnerability, and

a product information database that stores product information; and

a processing apparatus including a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor, configures the processor to:

receive an input of design information,

analyze the vulnerability on a basis of the design information to generate an analysis result,

on a basis of the analysis result, analyze a threat to the system and output a threat analysis result,

on a basis of the output threat analysis result and the vulnerability information stored in the vulnerability database, plan a countermeasure plan which reduce an impact of the vulnerability,

plan a security test on a basis of the countermeasure plan,

perform an evaluation on a basis of the security test planned and output an evaluation result,

process the evaluation result, generate a security countermeasure as the product information, and store the security countermeasure as the product information database,

in a case where information regarding new vulnerabilities is input after product shipment, determine, from the information regarding new vulnerabilities and past product information, whether the information regarding new vulnerabilities applies to a product that forms a part of the system,

in a case that a result of the determination is that the information regarding new vulnerabilities applies to the product, evaluate an impact of the new vulnerabilities on the product, and determine whether an additional countermeasure is necessary by comparing the impact of the new vulnerabilities on the system with a requirement with respect to an asset value,

in a case where determination is that the additional countermeasure is necessary, plan the additional countermeasure for reducing the impact of the new vulnerabilities, and

generate the additional countermeasure as the product information, and store the product information in the product information database.

2. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

on a basis of a plurality of components of the system, a connection relation between the plurality of components, and the vulnerability information which relates to the components, generate an attack route connected to the components from a starting point for the attack, and

on the basis of an order of attack methods present for the attack route, the vulnerability which relates to the attack methods, and the security test, generate an asset value and an occurrence probability of a threat event occurring, the asset value and occurrence probability being held by each of the components, and

plan an additional countermeasure for reducing the occurrence probability to be an occurrence probability that is less than or equal to a requirement with respect to the asset value.

3. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

create a priority by calculating an evaluation value for the countermeasure plan.

4. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

on the basis of the analysis result, obtain a combination of the attack method from the asset value and the attack route, and specify the vulnerability which could be present in the component.

5. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

generate an attack scenario that indicates the attack method present for the attack route, and an order in which the components are attacked, and

from the attack scenario, specify an attack pattern which causes a threat event for the asset value of the product that forms a part of the system.

6. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether an occurrence probability for the attack route with respect to the asset value is less than or equal to a requested level for the asset value,

determine that the countermeasure plan is unnecessary in a case where the occurrence probability is less than or equal to the requested level, and

determine that the countermeasure plan is necessary in a case where the occurrence probability exceeds the requested level.

7. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display coupled to the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

display, on the display, as a list, a candidate for an additional countermeasure plan and a test requirement for the security test, and

display, on an output screen, the output evaluation result.

8. A risk evaluation and countermeasure planning method for planning a countermeasure plan pertaining to an attack on a system, and planning a security test, the method comprising:

analyzing a vulnerability on a basis of design information;

analyzing a threat to the system on a basis of an analysis result and outputting a threat analysis result;

planning, on a basis of the threat analysis result and vulnerability information, the countermeasure plan which reduces an impact of the vulnerability;

planning the security test on a basis of the countermeasure plan;

performing an evaluation on a basis of the security test and outputting an evaluation result;

processing the evaluation result and generating a security countermeasure;

in a case where information regarding new vulnerabilities is input after product shipment, determining, from the information regarding new vulnerabilities and past product information, whether the information regarding new vulnerabilities applies to a product that forms a part of the system;

in a case that a result of the determination is that the information regarding new vulnerabilities applies to the product, evaluating an impact of the new vulnerabilities on the product, and determining whether an additional countermeasure is necessary by comparing the impact of the new vulnerabilities on the system with a requirement with respect to an asset value;

in a case where determination is that the additional countermeasure is necessary, planning the additional countermeasure for reducing the impact of the new vulnerabilities; and

generating the additional countermeasure as the product information, and store the product information in the product information database.

9. The risk evaluation and countermeasure planning method according claim 8 , wherein

on a basis of a plurality of components of the system, a connection relation between the plurality of components, and the vulnerability information which relates to the components, an attack route connected to the components from a starting point for the attack is generated, and

on a basis of an order of attack methods present for the attack route, the vulnerability which relates to the attack methods, and the security test, an asset value and an occurrence probability of a threat event occurring are generated, the asset value and occurrence probability being held by each of the components, and

an additional countermeasure for reducing the occurrence probability to be an occurrence probability that is less than or equal to a requirement with respect to the asset value is planned.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2021
From: KAWAUCHI, TAKASHI; YAMAUCHI, CHINATSU; CHEN, YIWEN; ANDO, ERIKO
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057088/0691 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-067455 · Mar 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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