Fortinet, Inc.
Network security framework based scoring metric generation and sharing

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for analysing, sharing and comparing security configurations. According to one embodiment, a security metric for a network segment of a private network is generated based on determination and analysis of network assets, network topology, and one or more defined security criteria representing security features being implemented by one or more network security devices that form part of the network segment, wherein the scoring metric is a quantitative representation of protection level and/or exposure level of the network segment. In an embodiment, the security metric can be shared and compared with security metrics of other network segments.