System and method to protect computing systems
US8341428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/567
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for protecting computing systems, and more particularly a system and method which a dedicated hardware component configured to communicate with a protection program. A computer hardware subsystem includes a memory comprising content. The content is at least a list of files which have been modified within a predetermined period of time. The list of files is a subset of files of a hard drive. A dedicated hardware component is configured to track the files which have been modified and provide a location of the files to the memory. A communication link between the dedicated hardware component and a protection program provides the protection program with the subset of files of the hard drive as referenced by the memory content.
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