Patents by Inventor Colin R. Elliott

Colin R. Elliott 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).

  • Security maturity assessment method
    Patent number: 7290275
    Abstract: A method for assessing an information security policy and practice of an organization, including determining a risk associated with the information security policy and practice, collecting information about the information security policy and practice, generating a rating using a security maturity assessment matrix, the collected information, and the risk associated with the information security policy and practice, generating a list of corrective actions using the rating, executing the list of corrective actions to create a new security information policy and practice, and monitoring the new security information policy and practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Schlumberger Omnes, Inc.
    Inventors: Claude R. Baudoin, Colin R. Elliott
  • Security maturity assessment method
    Publication number: 20040010709
    Abstract: A method for assessing an information security policy and practice of an organization, including determining a risk associated with the information security policy and practice, collecting information about the information security policy and practice, generating a rating using a security maturity assessment matrix, the collected information, and the risk associated with the information security policy and practice, generating a list of corrective actions using the rating, executing the list of corrective actions to create a new security information policy and practice, and monitoring the new security information policy and practice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Claude R. Baudoin, Colin R. Elliott