Synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment
First Claim
1. A method of synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment, comprising:
- storing a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of devices in the target network environment in a device profile data store; and
instantiating a virtual clone of one or more of the plurality of devices in the target network environment using a virtual machine (VM) image selected from a VM image library that is customized based on one or more attributes for a target device in the device profile data store, wherein the VM image that is selected from the VM image library is customized by loading and booting a base image of an instance of the VM image and then dynamically patching the base image of the instance of the VM image selected from the VM image library based one or more attributes for the target device in the device profile store including a last reboot time for the target device,wherein the VM image library stores one or more VM images, andwherein the virtual clone is executed on a VM server.
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Abstract
Techniques for synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment includes a device profile data store that includes a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of devices in the target network environment; a virtual machine (VM) image library that includes one or more VM images; and a virtual clone manager executed on a processor that instantiates a virtual clone of one or more devices in the target enterprise network using a VM image selected from the VM image library that is customized based on one or more attributes for a target device in the device profile data store.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment, comprising:
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storing a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of devices in the target network environment in a device profile data store; and instantiating a virtual clone of one or more of the plurality of devices in the target network environment using a virtual machine (VM) image selected from a VM image library that is customized based on one or more attributes for a target device in the device profile data store, wherein the VM image that is selected from the VM image library is customized by loading and booting a base image of an instance of the VM image and then dynamically patching the base image of the instance of the VM image selected from the VM image library based one or more attributes for the target device in the device profile store including a last reboot time for the target device, wherein the VM image library stores one or more VM images, and wherein the virtual clone is executed on a VM server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment, comprising:
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a device profile data store in a memory that includes a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of devices in the target network environment; a virtual machine (VM) image library that includes one or more VM images; and a virtual clone manager executed on a hardware processor of the system that instantiates a virtual clone of one or more of the plurality of devices in the target network environment using a VM image selected from the VM image library that is customized based on one or more attributes for a target device in the device profile data store, wherein the VM image that is selected from the VM image library is customized by loading and booting a base image of an instance of the VM image and then dynamically patching the base image of the instance of the VM image selected from the VM image library based on one or more attributes for the target device in the device profile store including a last reboot time for the target device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for synchronizing a honey network configuration to reflect a target network environment, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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storing a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of devices in the target network environment in a device profile data store; and instantiating a virtual clone of one or more of the plurality of devices in the target network environment using a virtual machine (VM) image selected from a VM image library that is customized based on one or more attributes for a target device in the device profile data store, wherein the VM image that is selected from the VM image library is customized by loading and booting a base image of an instance of the VM image and then dynamically patching the base image of the instance of the VM image selected from the VM image library based on one or more attributes for the target device in the device profile store including a last reboot time for the target device, wherein the VM image library stores one or more VM images, and wherein the virtual clone is executed on a VM server. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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