System and method for load balancing endpoint traffic to multiple security appliances acting as default gateways with point-to-point links between endpoints
US12057969B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique to stop lateral movement of ransomware between endpoints in a VLAN is disclosed. A security appliance is set as the default gateway for intra-LAN communication by overwriting the DHCP responses. A high availability cluster of the gateways is utilized to distribute traffic and implement load balancing amongst the gateways.
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