Herd based scan avoidance system in a network environment
US8973146B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in one example embodiment includes generating a signature for an object in a compute node in a network, searching a memory element for the signature, and responsive to determining the memory element does not contain the signature, scanning the object. The method also includes updating the memory element with a scan result, and synchronizing the memory element of the compute node with one or more memory elements of one or more other compute nodes in the network. In specific embodiments, the scan result includes the signature of the object and a threat level of the object. In further embodiments, the synchronizing includes sending the scan result to one or more other compute nodes in the network. In more specific embodiments, the scan result is sent with one or more other scan results after a predetermined interval of time from a previous synchronization.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.