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Reconfigurable virtualized remote computer security system

  • US 8,931,087 B1
  • Filed: 09/15/2009
  • Issued: 01/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • one or more computer network interfaces to;

    acquire data related to a computer networked environment, andsend information to, and receive information from, a remote location that is external to the apparatus, the remote location including a library of security-related software programs;

    a computer-readable storage medium to store information regarding a virtualization environment,wherein the information regarding the virtualization environment includes information regarding a configuration of a first set of network security data collector programs,wherein a particular network security data collector program, of the first set of network security data collector programs, generates computer network security analysis data based on the acquired data; and

    one or more data processors upon which the virtualization environment and the one or more network security data collector programs execute;

    wherein the virtualization environment facilitates downloading from the remote location of a second set of network security data collector programs, the second set of network security data collector programs being different from the first set of network security data collector programs,wherein the second set of network security data collector programs includes one or more of the security-related software programs from the library;

    wherein downloading the second set of network security data collector programs allows different computer network security analysis data, related to the computer networked environment, to be generated by the second set of network security data collector programs and stored in the computer-readable storage medium,wherein downloading the second set of network security data collector programs occurs based on an identification of a new security threat to the computer networked environment, wherein the one or more of the security-related software programs are selected based on the new security threat;

    the apparatus further comprising software instructions for execution upon the one or more data processors for detecting a fault condition with respect to a blade containing a particular virtual machine that is configured to perform one or more computer network security operations with respect to the computer networked environment,wherein upon detection of a fault condition, the virtual machine is transferred to another blade within the apparatus, andwherein the transferring of the virtual machine allows the virtual machine to continue to operate in a degraded performance mode.

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