Method and apparatus for managing an alert level for notifying a user as to threats to a computer
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically adjusting an alert level for notifying a user as to at least one threat to a computer, comprising:
- applying heuristic information to environment data to identify vulnerability indicia regarding a computer, wherein the environment data comprises at least one usage statistic related to a user associated with the computer;
determining an alert level based on the vulnerability indicia, wherein the alert level is configured to be dynamically adjusted in response to at least one instruction from a subscription service; and
notifying the user of at least one threat to the computer in accordance with the alert level.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing alert level of the user computer is described. In one embodiment, the method for dynamically adjusting an alert level for notifying a user as to at least one threat to a computer includes applying heuristic information to environment data to identify vulnerability indicia regarding a computer, wherein the environment data comprises at least one usage statistic related to a user associated with the computer and determining an alert level based on the vulnerability indicia, wherein the user is notified of at least one threat to the computer in accordance with the alert level.
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1. A method for dynamically adjusting an alert level for notifying a user as to at least one threat to a computer, comprising:
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applying heuristic information to environment data to identify vulnerability indicia regarding a computer, wherein the environment data comprises at least one usage statistic related to a user associated with the computer; determining an alert level based on the vulnerability indicia, wherein the alert level is configured to be dynamically adjusted in response to at least one instruction from a subscription service; and notifying the user of at least one threat to the computer in accordance with the alert level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for dynamically adjusting an alert level for notifying a user as to at least one threat to a computer, comprising:
security software for applying heuristic information to environment data to identify vulnerability indicia regarding a computer and determining an alert level based on the vulnerability indicia, wherein the alert level is configured to be dynamically adjusted in response to at least one instruction from a subscription service and wherein the environment data comprises at least one usage statistic related to a user associated with the computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for dynamically adjusting an alert level for notifying a user as to at least one threat to a computer, comprising:
a user computer, comprising; security software for applying heuristic information to environment data to identify vulnerability indicia regarding the user computer and determining an alert level based on the vulnerability indicia, wherein the environment data comprises at least one usage statistic related to a user, and a notification module for alerting the user as to at least one threat to the user computer in accordance with the alert level; and a server coupled to the user computer comprising a subscription service for communicating at least one security package to the security software, wherein the at least one security package comprises at least one instruction, and wherein the alert level is configured to be dynamically adjusted in response to the at least one instruction from the subscription service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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