Quantitative Security Risk Assessment of Enterprise Networks

• Main Authors: Ou, Xinming (Author), Singhal, Anoop (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer software > Reusability.; Computer communication systems.; Computer system failures.; Computer security.; Computer Science.; Systems and Data Security.; Computer Communication Networks.; Performance and Reliability.; System Performance and Evaluation.

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 questi...

Table of Contents:

• The Need for Quantifying Security
• Attack Graph Techniques
• The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
• Security Risk Analysis of Enterprise Networks Using Attack Graphs
• Conclusion.