Patents by Inventor Barry W. Boehm

Barry W. Boehm has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Value-adaptive security threat modeling and vulnerability ranking
    Patent number: 8392997
    Abstract: Among others, techniques and systems are disclosed for analyzing security threats associated with software and computer vulnerabilities. Stakeholder values relevant for a software system are identified. The identified stakeholder values are quantified using a quantitative decision making approach to prioritize vulnerabilities of the software system. A structured attack graph is generated to include the quantified stakeholder values to define a scalable framework to evaluate attack scenarios. The structured attack graph includes two or more nodes. Based on the generated structured attack graph, structured attack paths are identified with each attack path representing each attack scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yue Chen, Barry W. Boehm, Luke Sheppard
  • Value-Adaptive Security Threat Modeling and Vulnerability Ranking
    Publication number: 20090077666
    Abstract: Among others, techniques and systems are disclosed for analyzing security threats associated with software and computer vulnerabilities. Stakeholder values relevant for a software system are identified. The identified stakeholder values are quantified using a quantitative decision making approach to prioritize vulnerabilities of the software system. A structured attack graph is generated to include the quantified stakeholder values to define a scalable framework to evaluate attack scenarios. The structured attack graph includes two or more nodes. Based on the generated structured attack graph, structured attack paths are identified with each attack path representing each attack scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yue Chen, Barry W. Boehm, Luke Sheppard