Systems and methods for providing security services during power management mode

• US 8,631,488 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CUPP Computing AS
• Original Assignee: CUPP Computing AS
• Inventors: Oz, Ami, Touboul, Shlomo
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A
• Application Number:
  US12/535,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20100037321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,624 Days
• Field of Search: 726/22, 726/23
• US Class Current: 726/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/034 Test or assess a computer or a system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/62 Uninstallation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0245 Filtering by information in the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/14 for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing security services during a power management mode are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting a wake event, providing a wake signal in response to the wake event to wake a mobile device from a power management mode, and managing security services of the mobile device. Managing security services may comprise scanning a hard drive of the mobile devices for viruses and/or other malware. Managing security services may also comprise updating security applications or scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting by a mobile security system processor of a mobile security system a wake event;

providing from the mobile security system a wake signal to a mobile device, the mobile device having a mobile device processor different than the mobile security system processor, the wake signal being in response to the wake event and adapted to wake at least a portion of the mobile device from a power management mode; and

after providing the wake signal to the mobile device, executing security instructions by the mobile security system processor to manage security services configured to protect the mobile device, the security instructions being stored on the mobile security system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the security services comprise scanning the hard drive of the mobile device for viruses.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the security services comprise scanning the hard drive of the mobile device for malware.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the security services comprise updating security applications on the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the security services comprise scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data comprises scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data based on a security policy.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wake event comprises an expiration of a predetermined period of time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the wake event comprises a specific time of day.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the wake event comprises receiving data from a network.

10. A mobile security system, comprising:

a mobile security system processor;

a connection mechanism for connecting to a data port of a mobile device and for communicating with the mobile device;

security instructions; and

a security engine configured to;

detect using the mobile security system processor a wake event;

provide a wake signal to the mobile device, the mobile device having a mobile device processor different than the mobile security system processor, the wake signal being in response to the wake event and adapted to wake at least a portion of the mobile device from a power management mode; and

after providing the wake signal to the mobile device, executing the security instructions using the mobile security system processor to manage security services configured to protect the mobile device.

11. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the security services comprise scanning the hard drive of the mobile device for viruses.

12. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the security services comprise scanning the hard drive of the mobile device for malware.

13. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the security services comprise updating security applications of the mobile device.

14. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the security services comprise scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.

15. The mobile security system of claim 14, wherein scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data comprises scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data based on a security policy.

16. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the wake event comprises an expiration of a predetermined period of time.

17. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the wake event comprises a specific time of day.

18. The mobile security system of claim 10, wherein the wake event comprises receiving data from a network.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions, the instructions executable by a processor for performing a method, the method comprising:

detecting by a mobile security system processor of a mobile security system a wake event;

providing from the mobile security system a wake signal to a mobile device, the mobile device having a mobile device processor different than the mobile security system processor, the wake signal being in response to the wake event and adapted to wake at least a portion of the mobile device from a power management mode; and

after providing the wake signal to the mobile device, executing security instructions by the mobile security system processor to manage security services configured to protect the mobile device, the security instructions being stored on the mobile security system.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.