Electronic device and protection method

Abstract

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, comprising: an attack detection unit arranged to detect one or more attacks on the electronic device; a countermeasure unit arranged to apply countermeasures against the attacks detected by the attack detection unit; a threat level determination unit arranged to determine a threat level corresponding to the attacks detected by the attack detection unit; wherein the countermeasure unit is further arranged to activate one or more specific ones of said countermeasures in dependence on the threat level determined by the threat level determination unit. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of protecting an electronic device is conceived. According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program product is provided.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.