Self-adaptive and proactive virtual machine images adjustment to environmental security risks in a cloud environment
US9503475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes a security coordinator configured to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of managed machines deployed in a same computing environment and managed by an environment manager. The security coordinator is configured to detect a security condition with respect to a first one of the managed machines, and to automatically initiate modification of a second one of the managed machines in the same computing environment responsive to detection of the security condition. The security coordinator is configured to initiate the modification of the second one of the managed machines prior to occurrence of a security condition therein and prior to action by the environment manager with respect to the second one of the managed machines in response to the detected security condition.
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