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US 12,764,123 B2Granted
Systems and methods for automatic isolation of electronic devices
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorsJohn R.B. Woodworth, Dean Ballew
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Abstract
Computer networks may include various devices including computing devices (such as laptop computers or tablets), file servers, and printers. Also connected to such networks may be other internet-capable devices such as Internet of Things devices and Industrial Internet of Things devices. As such, systems and methods for automatic isolation of electronic devices are provided based on categorization of such devices.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a security device, from a first device, a request to communicate with a second device via a single network, wherein the first device and the second device are members of the single network;
- determining that the requested communication is not authorized;
- and
- not complying with the request,
- wherein the determining that the requested communication is not authorized comprises:
- determining that the first device is a member of a first category of devices;
- determining that the second device is a member of a second category of devices, different from the first category of devices;
- and
- applying, by the security device, a rule prohibiting the first category of devices from communicating with the second category of devices in the single network, and
- wherein not complying with the request includes performing, by the security device, one or more security actions as a result of non-compliance.
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A security device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the security device to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first device, a request to communicate with a second device via a single network, wherein the first device and the second device are members of the single network;
- determining that the requested communication is not authorized;
- and
- not complying with the request;
- wherein the determining that the requested communication is not authorized comprises:
- determining that the first device is a member of a first category of devices;
- determining that the second device is a member of a second category of devices, different from the first category of devices;
- and
- applying, by the security device, a rule prohibiting the first category of devices from communicating with the second category of devices in the single network, and
- wherein not complying with the request includes performing, by the security device, one or more security actions as a result of non-compliance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.