Dynamic policy injection and access visualization for threat detection

US10432671B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Aji Joseph · San Jose, US
• Paresh Raote · Fremont, US
• Lakshmi Hariharan · Marietta, US
• Kanishk Mahajan · Dublin, US
• Ashish Kolli · Redwood City, US
• Moushmi Banerjee · Cupertino, US
• Yitzchak Weiser · University Heights, US
• Weifang Xie · San Jose, US
• Jingyu Cui · Milpitas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 15, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 3, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/1425
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to threat detection, and more particularly, to techniques for analyzing security events using dynamic policies and displaying a consolidated view of active threats and user activity including the dynamic policies being triggered by the active threats and user activity. Some aspects are directed to the concept of a policy bus for injecting and communicating the dynamic policies to multiple enforcement entities and the ability of the entities to respond to the policies dynamically. Other aspects are directed providing a consolidated view of active threat categories, a count of policies being triggered for each threat category, and associated trends. Yet other aspects are directed to providing a consolidated view of users, applications being accessed by users, and the access policies, if any, implicated by the such accesses.