System and method for offloading packet processing and static analysis operations
US11082436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4511
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a system features a network security device and a cloud computing service. The network security device is configured to determine whether an object includes one or more characteristics associated with a malicious attack. The cloud computing service, communicatively coupled to and remotely located from the network security device, includes virtual execution logic that, upon execution by a processing unit deployed as part of the cloud computing service and after the network security device determining that the object includes the one or more characteristics associated with the malicious attack, processes the object and monitors for behaviors of at least the object suggesting the object is associated with a malicious attack.
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