Framework Overview

As explained in the framework desing section, there are 8 categories, 1 sub-category for a total of 164 features. The categories (and sub) are:

• Architecture
• Organization
• Attack
• Results
• Information Filtering
• Simulation
• Environment
• Other
• Comparison Elements

The framework names the features in a “positive” and non-exclusive way, meaning that a tool could (theoretically) have all the features (all “✓”). Nevertheless, it is not intended to apply this study as a checklist but to analyze all the possible elements of BAS tools and choose what subset of them are aligned with the desired use case. Developing a tool that has all the features is probably not possible but more importantly, it would be performance inefficient, economically unsustainable and too complex to use. Another noteworthy consideration is that the features are delineated and enumerated from a “client” standpoint, highlighting the functionalities provided to the user. For this reason, when categorizing under the architecture section, the analysis of the pros and cons of various solutions pertains not to the benefits for the tool developers but to those for the tool purchaser.
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