MONITORING A PROCESS ON AN IoT DEVICE

A computer implemented method for monitoring a process on an Internet of Things (IoT) device, comprising:

• observing, by a network monitoring device, network data transfers destined for the IoT device;
• detecting, by the network monitoring device, a file transfer among the network data transfers;
• generating, by the network monitoring device, meta-information including a destination port number of a packet of the file transfer, the meta-information identifying the file transfer at the IoT device;
• and
• notifying, by the network monitoring device, the IoT device of the meta-information to enable the IoT device to identify the file transfer and monitor a process relating to a file storing data of the file transfer, the destination port number enabling identification of the file without scanning data in the file.

A computer program product for monitoring a process on an IoT device, the computer program product including one or more computer readable storage mediums collectively storing program instructions that are executable by a processor or programmable circuitry to cause the processor or programmable circuitry to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a network data transfer from an external device;
• receiving meta-information including a destination port number of a packet of the network data transfer, the meta-information being generated based on the network data transfer by a network monitoring device;
• detecting a file storing data of the network data transfer to identify a detected file based on the meta-information, the destination port number enabling identification of the detected file without scanning data in the detected file;
• and
• monitoring a process relating to the detected file on the IoT device.

A computer program product for monitoring a process on an Internet of Things (IoT) device, the computer program product including one or more computer readable storage mediums collectively storing program instructions that are executable by a processor or programmable circuitry to cause the processor or programmable circuitry to perform operations comprising:

• observing network data transfers destined for the IoT device;
• detecting a file transfer among the network data transfers;
• generating meta-information including a destination port number of a packet of the file transfer, the meta-information identifying the file transfer at the IoT device;
• and
• notifying the IoT device of the meta-information to enable the IoT device to identify the file transfer and monitor a process relating to a file storing data of the file transfer, the destination port number enabling identification of the file without scanning data in the file.

An Internet of Things (IoT) device comprising:

• a processor or a programmable circuitry;
• a network interface circuit;
• and
• one or more computer readable mediums collectively including instructions that, when executed by the processor or the programmable circuitry, cause the processor or the programmable circuitry to:
• receive a network data transfer from an external device via the network interface circuit;
• receive meta-information including a destination port number of a packet of the network data transfer via the network interface circuit, the meta-information being generated based on the network data transfer by a network monitoring device;
• detect a file storing data of the network data transfer to identify a detected file based on the meta-information, the destination port number enabling identification of the detected file without scanning data in the detected file;
• and
• monitor a process relating to the detected file on the IoT device.