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System and method for securing a computer system connected to a network from attacks

US7814543B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by

30References

25Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas G. Phillips · Bellevue, US
Alexander Frank · Bellevue, US
Adrian Chandley · Sammamish, US
Christopher Schoppa · Redmond, US
William J. Westerinen · Issaquah, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2004
Grant date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/145
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network security system for protecting computing devices connected to a communication network from identified security threats is presented. A security service published security information intended for network security modules in the communication network. A network security module is interposed, either logically or physically, between a computer and the communication network. The security information comprises security measures which, when implemented by a network security module, protect the corresponding computer from an identified security threat to the computer.

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