A method and data processing system assesses the security vulnerability of a network by creating a system object model database representing a network. The system object model database supports the information data requirements of disparate network vulnerability analysis programs. The system object model...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7096502?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7096502 - System and method for assessing the security posture of a network
System and method for assessing the security posture of a network