Generating alerts in event management systems

摘要

There is disclosed techniques for generating alerts in an event management system which comprises event management device and risk assessment device. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. There is received data in an event management device related to events associated with an asset in a network environment. The received data is filtered in order to provide an input to risk assessment device. The filtered data is forwarded to risk assessment device. A score indicative of risk based on filtered data is determined in risk assessment device. The score is forwarded to event management device and received in event management device. A score chart is generated in the event management device. The score chart includes the score and enables the prioritization of threats based on their respective scores.