Generating efficient computer security threat signature libraries
US10417033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses enable optimizing a size of computer threat signature libraries used by computer security applications to detect potential occurrences of computer and network security threats. In an embodiment, a threat signature is a pattern used by a computer security application to detect instances of potential security threats. A threat signature library is a collection of individual threat signatures, the library used in conjunction with a threat library to enable detecting a range of threats to computing devices and networks (e.g., various known viruses, malware, spam, types of network-based attacks, etc.). Based on profile information collected for a computing device, a security orchestrator optimizes the size of security threat signature libraries to be used to provide security services to the device.
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