Monitoring security configurations of cloud-based services
US11095644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1425
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cloud-based service monitoring device includes a criteria database and an exceptions database. The criteria database includes predefined configuration criteria corresponding to approved operating parameters of each cloud-based service being monitored. The exceptions database includes predefined configuration exceptions such that, for a given instance, each configuration exception corresponds to a different instance-specific criteria than the associated configuration criteria for the cloud-based service. The monitoring device extracts configuration settings from instances of the cloud-based service and compares the settings to the configuration criteria of the cloud-based service. If a suspect setting is identified that does not satisfy the configuration criteria at the service level, the monitoring device compares the suspect setting to instance-specific criteria. If the setting does not satisfy both the configuration criteria and the instance-specific criteria, an alert message may be transmitted to an administrator's device.
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