Decoupling hardware and software components of network security devices to provide security software as a service in a distributed computing environment
US11575713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system and method provides cloud-based network security software as a service in a distributed computing environment. A computer system executing on a portion of hardware computing resources associated with the distributed computing environment receives a security service request from a customer platform device external to the distributed computing environment, the request identifying a customer platform asset within the distributed computing environment and instructing that a security service selected by the customer platform device be provided to the identified customer platform asset. In response to receiving the security service request, a network security software component associated with the selected security service on one or more virtual machines within the distributed computing environment is executed to provide the selected security service to the identified customer platform asset. The one or more virtual machines are deployed on a set of the hardware computing resources associated with the distributed computing environment.
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