Pattern discovery in a network security system
US7509677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/552
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Patterns can be discovered in security events collected by a network security system. In one embodiment, the present invention includes collecting and storing security events from a variety of monitor devices. In one embodiment, a subset of the stored security events is provided to a manager as an event stream. In one embodiment, the present invention further includes the manager discovering one or more previously unknown event patterns in the event stream.
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