Polymorphic security policy action
US9003511B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of improving the security of a computing device comprises using a computing device that has received one or more messages that have been determined as unauthorized, obtaining a plurality of state data values from one or more of the computing device, the one or more messages, and a second computer; before admitting the one or more messages to a data communications network that the computing device is configured to protect: using the computing device and pseudo-random selection logic, based on the state data values, pseudo-randomly selecting a particular policy action from among a plurality of different stored policy actions; using the computing device, acting upon the one or more messages using the particular policy action; wherein the method is performed using one or more computing devices.
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