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Method and apparatus for continuous compliance assessment

US8914341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 2008
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, a target host may provide a change data to a compliance server in response to detecting a change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Also, in various embodiments, the compliance server may determine whether the one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters meet one or more compliance policies and generate one or more test results based at least on the results of the determining. Further, in some embodiments, the target host may detect a change to a rule, setting, and/or parameter based on a collection policy defining what change data is to be collected by the target host and provide data associated with the rule, setting, and/or parameter as change data to the compliance server.

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