20240031232. AUTOMATED PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS IN DIGITAL WORKFLOW simplified abstract (ServiceNow, Inc.)

AUTOMATED PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS IN DIGITAL WORKFLOW

Organization Name

ServiceNow, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Anushree Shrivallabh Randad of Santa Clara CA (US)

Ravindra Bansal of Belmont CA (US)

Tamir Segal of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Abhi Sekhar Thyadi of Hyderabad (IN)

Hari Krishna Vutukuru of Hyderabad (IN)

Samujjwal Bhandari of San Jose CA (US)

Utkarsh Jain of Hyderabad (IN)

Vasant Balasubramanian of Santa Clara CA (US)

Lal Narayanasamy of Pleasanton CA (US)

Giora Tamir of San Diego CA (US)

Rama Raghava Reddy Bandi of Livermore CA (US)

Prabhat Kuchibhotla of East Palo Alto CA (US)

AUTOMATED PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS IN DIGITAL WORKFLOW - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240031232 titled 'AUTOMATED PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS IN DIGITAL WORKFLOW

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system that includes a processor and memory storing instructions. The processor receives inputs from a client device, which define associations between control objectives and policies. The control objectives represent functions to be performed to comply with the policies. The processor maps the policies to an application environment and receives a change set from the client device or a different client device. The change set includes modifications to the application. The processor then determines if the change set adheres to the policies and restricts implementation if it does not.

• The system includes a processor and memory that store instructions.
• Inputs from a client device define associations between control objectives and policies.
• Control objectives represent functions to comply with the policies.
• The processor maps the policies to an application environment.
• A change set is received from a client device, which includes modifications to the application.
• The processor determines if the change set adheres to the policies.
• Implementation of the change set is restricted if it does not adhere to the policies.

Potential Applications of this Technology:

• Software development and deployment processes.
• Compliance management in various industries.
• Policy enforcement in cloud computing environments.

Problems Solved by this Technology:

• Ensuring that changes to an application adhere to predefined policies.
• Streamlining the process of mapping policies to application environments.
• Enforcing compliance with control objectives and policies.

Benefits of this Technology:

• Improved security and compliance in software development and deployment.
• Efficient management of policy enforcement in complex application environments.
• Reduction of human error in ensuring policy adherence during application changes.

Original Abstract Submitted

a system includes a processor and memory storing instructions that cause the processor to receive, from a client device, inputs defining associations between one or more control objectives and one more policies, wherein the one or more control objectives define one or more functions to be performed to comply with the one or more policies. the processor may map the one or more policies associated with the one or more control objectives to an application environment and receive, from the client device or a different client device, a change set to an application in the application environment, wherein the change set comprises one or more modifications to the application. the processor may then determine whether the change set adheres to the one or more policies and restrict implementation of the change set in response to determining that the change set does not adhere to the one more policies.