Inventory management-based computer vulnerability resolution system
First Claim
1. A method for protecting a computer network from vulnerabilities, comprising:
- providing the computer network with at least one network protection module;
each of the at least one network protection modules configured to;
(1) determine if one or more devices of a device type reside on the computer network; and
(2) remediate each of the one or more devices of the device type based on at least one characteristic of the device type.
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Abstract
A remediation server, downloadable software and an associated method for protecting a computer network from vulnerabilities. Software in the form of at least one network protection module is downloaded to the remediation server for the computer network and executed to protect the computer network from vulnerabilities. Upon execution thereof, the network protection module queries a device inventory for the computer network which is maintained at the remediation server to determine if any devices of a specified device type reside on the computer network. For each such device determined to reside on the computer network, the network protection module subsequently resolves vulnerabilities for the device using a remediation signature associated with the device query.
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1. A method for protecting a computer network from vulnerabilities, comprising:
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providing the computer network with at least one network protection module;
each of the at least one network protection modules configured to;
(1) determine if one or more devices of a device type reside on the computer network; and
(2) remediate each of the one or more devices of the device type based on at least one characteristic of the device type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable media tangibly embodying a set of instructions executable by a computer to perform a process for resolving vulnerabilities within a computer network, comprising
means for identifying devices, residing on the computer network, having a specified vulnerability; - and
means for resolving the specified vulnerability for each of the identified devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Software capable of protecting a computer network from at least one vulnerability, comprising:
a first software module which determines if devices of a specified device type reside on the computer network and remediates all devices of the specified type determined to reside on the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A remediation server for remediating a plurality of computer systems coupled to the remediation server in a computer network, the remediation server comprising:
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a processor subsystem;
a memory subsystem; and
a set of instructions stored in the memory subsystem and executable by the processor subsystem, the set of instructions resolving at least one vulnerability of devices, residing on the plurality of computer systems, of at least one device type. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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