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Techniques for cybersecurity risk-based firewall configuration

US11936622B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 2023
Grant dateMar 19, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for providing dynamic network traffic policies. The method includes: detecting a cybersecurity risk on a workload deployed in a cloud computing environment, the cloud computing environment having a firewall connected to an untrusted network; and configuring the firewall to filter network traffic to the workload based on the detected cybersecurity risk.

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