Premises aware security
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1. At least one non-transitory machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
- receive, at a computing device, a near field wireless signal indicating a location identifier for to the computing device, wherein the near field wireless signal is received as the computing device enters a gate of the particular portion of the premises and the location identifier identifies that the computing device has entered a gate of a particular portion of a premises, and the particular portion comprises a particular one of a plurality of floors of a building;
send a request, over a network, to a policy server system, for policy information corresponding to the particular portion of the premises, wherein the request identifies the location identifier and describes attributes of the computing device;
receive the policy information from the policy server, wherein the policy information identifies at least one policy corresponding to the particular portion of the premises and is to be use by a security software agent installed on the computing device to apply the at least one policy to the computing device; and
cause the at least one policy to be applied to the computing device while the computing device is on the particular portion of the premises, wherein a different policy is to be applied in another portion of the premises comprising a different one of the plurality of floors.
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Abstract
Premise-based policies can be applied in the management of mobile devices and other computing devices within a system. A computing device is detected using close proximity wireless communication and location information is sent to the computing device using close proximity wireless communication. Policies applied to the computing device can be based at least in part on the location information.
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18 Claims
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1. At least one non-transitory machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive, at a computing device, a near field wireless signal indicating a location identifier for to the computing device, wherein the near field wireless signal is received as the computing device enters a gate of the particular portion of the premises and the location identifier identifies that the computing device has entered a gate of a particular portion of a premises, and the particular portion comprises a particular one of a plurality of floors of a building; send a request, over a network, to a policy server system, for policy information corresponding to the particular portion of the premises, wherein the request identifies the location identifier and describes attributes of the computing device; receive the policy information from the policy server, wherein the policy information identifies at least one policy corresponding to the particular portion of the premises and is to be use by a security software agent installed on the computing device to apply the at least one policy to the computing device; and cause the at least one policy to be applied to the computing device while the computing device is on the particular portion of the premises, wherein a different policy is to be applied in another portion of the premises comprising a different one of the plurality of floors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, using near field wireless communication, a location identifier corresponding to a computing device at a particular portion of a premises, wherein the location identifier is received as the computing device enters a gate of the particular portion of the premises and identifies that the computing device has entered the particular portion of the premises, wherein the particular portion comprises a particular one of a plurality of floors of a building; sending a request, over a network, from the computing device to a policy server system, for policy information corresponding to the premises, wherein the request identifies the location identifier and includes information describing attributes of the computing device; receiving the policy information from the policy server, wherein the policy information identifies at least one policy corresponding to the particular portion of the premises and the policy information is received at the computing device to be used by a security software agent installed on the computing device to apply the at least one policy to the computing device, wherein a different policy is to be applied in another portion of the premises comprising a different one of the plurality of floors; and causing the at least one policy to be applied to the computing device while the computing device is within the particular portion of the premises. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
a computing device comprising; a wireless non-contact reader to receive a location identifier at a gate of a particular portion of a premises, wherein the location identifier identifies that the computing device has entered the particular portion of the premises, and the particular portion comprises a particular one of a plurality of floors of a building; and a policy agent to; send a request, to a policy server, for policy information corresponding to the premises, wherein the request identifies the location identifier and includes information describing attributes of the computing device; receive the policy information from the policy server, wherein the policy information identifies at least one policy corresponding to the particular portion of the premises; and use the policy information to apply the at least one policy to the computing device while the computing device is within the particular portion of the premises, wherein a different policy is to be applied in another portion of the premises comprising a different one of the plurality of floors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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