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DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SECURITY BARRIER FOR NETWORK

  • US 20170099258A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2015
  • Published: 04/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for providing a security barrier between a communication network and an internet connection, the apparatus comprising:

  • a transceiver device; and

    one or more processors to;

    detect one or more indications of identity of one or more devices of the communication network;

    obtain a first set of signal packets, received at the transceiver device, from at least one of the one or more devices of the communication network;

    inspect the first set of signal packets based, at least in part, on a set of security policies;

    responsive to the inspection of the first set of signal packets, blocking, based at least in part, on the set of security policies the first set of signal packets, or filtering, modifying, or a combination thereof, at least one of the first set of signal packets based, at least in part, on the set of security policies, to form a modified first set of signal packets;

    responsive to formation of the modified first set of signal packets, initiate transmission of the modified first set of signal packets via the transceiver device, the transmission of the modified first set of signal packets comprising emulating the at least one of the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the one or more indications of identity;

    inspect a second set of signal packets received from the internet connection via the transceiver device and intended for the at least one of the one or more devices, the inspection of the second set of signal packets based, at least in part, on the set of security policies; and

    responsive to the inspection of the second set of signal packets, blocking, based, at least in part, on the set of security policies the second set of signal packets, or filtering, modifying, or a combination thereof, at least one of the second set of signal packets based, at least in part, on the set of security policies to form a modified second set of signal packets for transmission to the at least one of the one or more devices.

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