ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,513, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TENABLE INC. (Columbia, Md.).
"System and method for evaluating risk of a vulnerability" was invented by Paul Gregory Ellsworth (Sheridan, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques, methods and/or apparatuses are disclosed that enable prioritization of vulnerabilities in different applications or the same application on different assets. A risk assessment component collects information related to the use environment, activity, functions, and configuration of a device and each of its applications. This collected information is analyzed to prioritize vulnerabilities that may be common across...