Policy-driven compliance
US10033766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network can achieve compliance by defining and enforcing a set of network policies to secure protected electronic information. The network can monitor network data, host/endpoint data, process data, and user data for traffic using a sensor network that provides multiple perspectives. The sensor network can include sensors for networking devices, physical servers, hypervisors or shared kernels, virtual partitions, and other network components. The network can analyze the network data, host/endpoint data, process data, and user data to determine policies for traffic. The network can determine expected network actions based on the policies, such as allowing traffic, denying traffic, configuring traffic for quality of service (QoS), or redirecting traffic along a specific route. The network can update policy data based on the expected network actions and actual network actions. The policy data can be utilized for compliance.
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