Communication control device, data security system, communication control method, and computer product
First Claim
1. A communication control device configured to access an information processing apparatus in which data is stored, the communication control device comprising:
- a memory, anda processor coupled to the memory whereby the processor;
acquires an operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to an instruction related to a security process, the instruction being received via a network;
determines whether the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to the instruction related to the security process is a shutdown mode in which a power source of the information processing apparatus is deactivated; and
transmits an activation command and a data deletion command to the information processing apparatus in response to the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus being determined to be in the shutdown mode,wherein;
the activation command activates one of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) of the information processing apparatus, without activating an operating system of the information processing apparatus, andthe data deletion command is according to the security process controlling the information processing apparatus which performs a data deletion process through the activated BIOS or EFI including deleting at least a portion of the data stored in the information processing apparatus.
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Abstract
A communication control device configured to access an information processing apparatus in which data is stored. The device and method acquires an operational condition of an information processing apparatus, and notifies the information processing apparatus of a security command for causing the information processing apparatus to execute a security process on the data in an event that an operational condition is activated and, in an event that the operational condition is a standby mode, a hibernate mode, or a shutdown mode, notifies the information processing apparatus of an activation command for activating the information processing apparatus, and notifies of a security command for causing the information processing apparatus to execute a security process on the data.
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15 Claims
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1. A communication control device configured to access an information processing apparatus in which data is stored, the communication control device comprising:
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a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory whereby the processor; acquires an operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to an instruction related to a security process, the instruction being received via a network; determines whether the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to the instruction related to the security process is a shutdown mode in which a power source of the information processing apparatus is deactivated; and transmits an activation command and a data deletion command to the information processing apparatus in response to the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus being determined to be in the shutdown mode, wherein; the activation command activates one of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) of the information processing apparatus, without activating an operating system of the information processing apparatus, and the data deletion command is according to the security process controlling the information processing apparatus which performs a data deletion process through the activated BIOS or EFI including deleting at least a portion of the data stored in the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication control method for executing processing by a communication control device configured to access an information processing apparatus in which data is stored, the communication control method comprising:
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acquiring, by the communication control device, an operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to an instruction related to a security process, the instruction being received via a network; determining whether the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to the instruction related to the security process is a shutdown mode in which a power source of the information processing apparatus is deactivated; and transmitting by the communication control device, an activation command and a data deletion command to the information processing apparatus, the transmitting being in response to the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus being determined to be in the shutdown mode, wherein; the activation command one of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) of the information processing apparatus is activated, without activating an operational system of the information processing apparatus, and the data deletion command is according to the security process controlling the information processing apparatus which performs a data deletion process through the activated BIOS or EFI including deleting at least a portion of the data stored in the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a program that causes a communication control device to execute a process, the communication control device being configured to access an information processing apparatus in which data is stored, the process comprising:
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acquiring an operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to an instruction related to a security process, the instruction being received via a network; determining whether the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus according to the instruction related to the security process is a shutdown mode in which a power source of the information processing apparatus is deactivated; and transmitting an activation command and a data deletion command to the information processing apparatus in response to the acquired operational mode of the information processing apparatus being determined to be in the shutdown mode, wherein; the activation command activates one of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) of the information processing apparatus, without activating an operational system of the information processing apparatus, the data deletion command is according to the security process controlling the information processing apparatus which performs a data deletion process through the activated BIOS or EFI including deleting at least a portion of the data stored in the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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