System and method for ransomware lateral movement protection in on-prem and cloud data center environments
US11252183B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0272
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique to stop lateral movement of ransomware between endpoints in a VLAN is disclosed. The security appliance may be implemented on-prem or in cloud data center environments. A security appliance is set as the default gateway for intra-LAN communication. Message traffic from compromised endpoints is detected. Attributes of ransomware may be detected in the message traffic, as well as attempts to circumvent the security appliance. Compromised devices may be quarantined.
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