Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks, Inc.

Nir Zuk

Kowsik Guruswamy

Yu Ming Mao

Yuming Mao

Huagang Xie

Song Wang

Anupam Bharali

Wilson Xu

Marc Joseph Benoit

Wei Xu

Ravi Ithal

Fengmin Gong

Monty Sher Gill

Siu-Wang Leung

Yonghui Cheng

Haoying Xu

Arnit Green

Renzo Lazzarato

Ming Mao Yu

Techniques for packet classification for network routing are disclosed. In some embodiments, packet classification for network routing includes receiving packets associated with a new flow at a security controller from a network device, in which the network device performs packet forwarding; classifying the flow; and determining an action for the flow based on a policy (e.g., a security policy). In some embodiments, the network device is a Software Defined Network (SDN) network device (e.g., a packet forwarding device that supports the OpenFlow protocol or another protocol).

Packet classification for network routing

Techniques for sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the Internet are provided. In some embodiments, sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the Internet includes determining a network domain is a bad network domain, in which the bad network domain is determined to be associated with an identified malware (e.g., malware that has been identified and has been determined to be associated with the bad domain), and the bad network domain is sinkholed by registering the bad network domain with a sinkholed IP address; and identifying a host that is infected with the identified malware based on an attempt by the host to connect to the sinkholed IP address.

Sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the internet

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, featuring receiving at a network device a plurality of packets associated with a flow, one or more of the plurality of packets having associated header data and content. Based on the content of one or more first packets in the plurality of packets, the network device identifies an application associated with the flow, where none of the first packets is addressed to the network device. For one or more second packets associated with the flow, the network device determines a forwarding destination for the second packets based on the application associated with the flow and forwards the packet according to the determined forwarding destination.

Application based packet forwarding

Methods and apparatus for processing data packets in a computer network are described. One general method includes receiving a data packet; examining the data packet to classify the data packet including classifying the data packet as a L2 or L3 packet and including determining at least one zone associated with the packet; processing the packet in accordance with one or more policies associated with the zone; determining forwarding information associated with the data packet; and if one or more policies permit, forwarding the data packet toward an intended destination using the forwarding information.

L2/L3 multi-mode switch including policy processing

Techniques for identifying external user names and enforcing policies are disclosed. A request is received from a first client device within a first network to access an external application that is outside of the first network. An identification of an external user account associated with the received request is identified. A determination is made, based at least in part on the identification, of a policy to apply to the request. The policy is applied.

Identifying external user names and enforcing policies

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing a first plurality of packets using one or more processors and maintaining one or more flow records associated with the first plurality of packets, and processing a second plurality of packets without maintaining flow records associated with the second plurality of packets and allowing the second plurality of packets to pass to one or more destinations.

High availability security device

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing network devices. A central management system stores shared configuration objects in a central configuration database. A network device stores shared configuration objects and device-specific configuration objects in a local configuration database. The local configuration database's shared configuration objects correspond to shared configuration objects in the central configuration database. The network device can be configured locally or using the central management system.

Managing network devices

In some embodiments, identification of malware sites using unknown URL sites and newly registered DNS addresses includes performing a heuristic analysis for information associated with a network site; and assigning a score based on the heuristic analysis, in which the score indicates whether the network site is potentially malicious. In some embodiments, the system includes a security appliance that is in communication with the Internet. In some embodiments, the network site is associated with a network domain and/or a network uniform resource locator (URL). In some embodiments, performing a heuristic analysis for information associated with a network site further includes determining if a network site has recently been registered. In some embodiments, performing a heuristic analysis for information associated with a network site further includes determining if a network site is associated with recently changed DNS information. In some embodiments, performing a heuristic analysis for information associated with a network site further includes determining geographical information as well as an IP network location associated with the network site.

Identification of malware sites using unknown URL sites and newly registered DNS addresses

Computer program products and methods of inspecting a log of security records in a computer network are provided. The method includes retrieving a log record, processing the log record including deriving a key to a table, determining a data value from information in the log record and adding the data value to a list of data values associated with the key if the data value is unique. One or more entries of the table are evaluated based on predetermined criteria to detect attempted security breaches.

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Nir Zuk