Method and system for internet hosting and security
First Claim
1. A system for providing an electronically secured web site of a private network on the Internet, comprising:
- means for routing an external access request from the Internet to the web site and for limiting the external access request to the web site based on a type of the external access;
means for providing an electronic wall between the Internet and the private network of the web site, for receiving the routed external access request from the means for routing and limiting, and for rejecting or passing the routed external access request;
means for detecting the routed external access request and for determining whether the routed external access request is an attack on the private network of the web site;
means for controlling a routing of the routed external access request within the private network to a particular area of the private network based on a location address of the particular area; and
means for recording the routing of the routed external access request within the private network.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing security to Internet hosting sites and mitigating electronic attacks against such sites. The system and method of the present invention provide: adequate Internet connections to the site to prevent connection floodings from intruders; implementation of different types of firewalls and an intrusion detection system to monitor and guard the site from electronic attacks; routing protocols to limit access to Internet hosting sites; continuous transfer of a hosting site from one geographic location to another in the event of an electronic attack against the hosting site or a disaster situation.
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1. A system for providing an electronically secured web site of a private network on the Internet, comprising:
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means for routing an external access request from the Internet to the web site and for limiting the external access request to the web site based on a type of the external access;
means for providing an electronic wall between the Internet and the private network of the web site, for receiving the routed external access request from the means for routing and limiting, and for rejecting or passing the routed external access request;
means for detecting the routed external access request and for determining whether the routed external access request is an attack on the private network of the web site;
means for controlling a routing of the routed external access request within the private network to a particular area of the private network based on a location address of the particular area; and
means for recording the routing of the routed external access request within the private network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing security to a plurality of hosting sites on the Internet comprising:
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a first level of security that provides a first screening of requests from the Internet for access to the plurality of Internet hosting sites;
a second level of security that detects and prevents unauthorized access to the plurality of Internet hosting sites by the access requests that are screened and passed by the first level of security;
a third level of security that provides a second screening of the access requests that are authorized by the second level of security; and
a fourth level of security that provides recording of all events happening in the plurality of Internet hosting sites. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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