Systems and Methods for Use in Scoring Entities in Connection With Preparedness of the Entities for Cyber-Attacks

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for scoring business entities for attack preparedness, for example, in connection with cyber-attaches, etc. One exemplary method includes receiving a selection of a target business entity, associated with a payment network, and then generating a preparedness score related to cyber-attack for the selected business entity based on at least one security aspect of the business entity and at least one stage of attack. The method then also includes publishing the preparedness score to a user, for example, through an interface, etc.

主权项

1. A system for use in scoring a business entity, associated with a payment network, for preparedness in connection with one or more cyber-attacks on the business entity and/or the payment network, the system comprising at least one computing device configured, by executable instructions, to:
receive a selection of a business entity associated with a payment network; generate multiple sub-scores for at least one cyber-security measure associated with the business entity and directed to different stages of a cyber-attack, one of the multiple sub-scores associated with a prevention stage and a different one of the multiple sub-scores associated with a detection stage; weight each sub-score based on a weight percentage, wherein the weight percentage is indicative of a relative impact of said sub-score on preparedness of the business entity in connection with the cyber-attack; combine the multiple weighted sub-scores into a preparedness score; and publish the preparedness score to a user.