METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL AREA COMPUTER NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based method for providing wireless vulnerability management for local area computer networks, the method comprising:
- providing a security server, the security server being hosted by a service provider entity, the security server being coupled to the Internet, the security server being adapted to provide analysis of data associated with wireless vulnerability management for a plurality of local area computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively;
creating a workspace for wireless vulnerability management for a first customer entity on the security server, the creating the workspace being responsive to a request from the first customer entity to subscribe to wireless vulnerability management;
receiving configuration information associated with the workspace for the first customer entity at the security server;
supplying one or more sniffers to the first customer entity;
receiving connection requests at the security server over the Internet from the one or more sniffers, respectively, subsequent to the one or more sniffers being deployed at premises of the first customer entity;
associating identities of the one or more sniffers with the workspace for the first customer entity at the security server;
receiving at the security server information associated with wireless activity monitored by the one or more sniffers at the premises of the first customer entity, the receiving being receiving over the Internet;
processing the received information associated with the wireless activity within the workspace for the first customer entity using the security server; and
metering usage of the workspace for wireless vulnerability management for the first customer entity.
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Abstract
A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based method for providing wireless vulnerability management for local area computer networks. The method includes providing a security server being hosted by a service provider entity to provide analysis of data associated with wireless vulnerability management for a plurality of local area computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively. The method includes creating a workspace for wireless vulnerability management for a customer entity on the security server and receiving configuration information associated with the workspace. The method also includes supplying one or more sniffers to the customer entity. The method includes receiving at the security server information associated with wireless activity monitored by the one or more sniffers at premises of the customer entity and processing the received information within the workspace for the customer entity using the security server. The method includes metering usage of the workspace for wireless vulnerability management for the customer entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based method for providing wireless vulnerability management for local area computer networks, the method comprising:
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providing a security server, the security server being hosted by a service provider entity, the security server being coupled to the Internet, the security server being adapted to provide analysis of data associated with wireless vulnerability management for a plurality of local area computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively; creating a workspace for wireless vulnerability management for a first customer entity on the security server, the creating the workspace being responsive to a request from the first customer entity to subscribe to wireless vulnerability management; receiving configuration information associated with the workspace for the first customer entity at the security server; supplying one or more sniffers to the first customer entity; receiving connection requests at the security server over the Internet from the one or more sniffers, respectively, subsequent to the one or more sniffers being deployed at premises of the first customer entity; associating identities of the one or more sniffers with the workspace for the first customer entity at the security server; receiving at the security server information associated with wireless activity monitored by the one or more sniffers at the premises of the first customer entity, the receiving being receiving over the Internet; processing the received information associated with the wireless activity within the workspace for the first customer entity using the security server; and metering usage of the workspace for wireless vulnerability management for the first customer entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A server system comprising:
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one or more interconnected computers adapted to provide wireless vulnerability management based upon Software as a Service (SaaS) for a plurality of private computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively; wherein the one or more interconnected computers are programmed to execute the steps of; receiving information associated with wireless activity from a plurality of sets of sniffers over the Internet, the plurality of sets of sniffers being positioned within premises of the plurality of customer entities, respectively; maintaining a plurality of workspaces for wireless vulnerability management for the plurality of customer entities, respectively; identifying a plurality of portions of the received information that are associated with the plurality of customer entities, respectively; processing the plurality of portions within the plurality of workspaces, respectively; metering usages of the plurality of workspaces; and generating billing data for the plurality of customer entities based at least upon the metering.
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20. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based method for availing wireless vulnerability management for local area computer network, the method comprising:
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generating a request for wireless vulnerability management for a local area network of a first customer entity; receiving login information associated with a workspace for the first customer entity, the workspace being created on a security server and being for wireless vulnerability management for the local area network of the first customer entity, the security server being hosted by a service provider entity, the security server being coupled to the Internet, the security server being adapted to provide analysis of data associated with wireless vulnerability management for a plurality of local area computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively; providing configuration information associated with the workspace for the first customer entity to the security server; receiving one or more sniffers at premises of the first customer entity; connecting the one or more sniffers to the local area network of the first customer entity; generating connection requests to the security server over the Internet from the one or more sniffers, respectively, subsequent to the one or more sniffers being connected to the local area network of the first customer entity; transferring identity information from the one or more sniffers to the security server, the identity information being used to associate the one or more sniffers with the workspace for the first customer entity; sending to the security server information associated with wireless activity monitored by the one or more sniffers at the premises of the first customer entity, the sending being sending over the Internet; receiving results from processing of the sent information associated with the wireless activity, the processing being using the security server and being performed within the workspace for the first customer entity; and generating payment authorization based at least upon usage of the workspace for the first customer entity.
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