The network security status assessment (NSSA) method can evaluate the network security status of cloud manufacturing systems (CMSs), which is of great significance to reduce the network security risk and loss of CMSs. At present, the NSSA of CMSs suitable for semiquantitative and uncertain information conditions is commonly used, which has certain limitations and low accuracy. This paper proposes an NSSA method for CMSs based on semiquantitative information. First, through the detailed analysis of the influencing factors of the network security status of the CMSs, the security evaluation indicators were selected, and the evaluation framework containing multilevel indicators was established by combining semiquantitative information. Second, the evaluation level was established according to the data distribution and the properties of the indicators. Third, a process of data fusion reasoning based on an evidential reasoning algorithm is designed, and a strong reference fusion case is given. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed security state assessment algorithm in the NSSA of CMSs was verified and analyzed by simulation experiments. The experimental results show that the proposed method can make full use of semiquantitative information and uncertain information to evaluate the network security status of CMSs, and the evaluation results can reflect the actual security status of CMSs.
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