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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Deb Banerjee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Susan Hassall, Brookeville, MD (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for constructing network whitelists in server endpoints using host-based security controls. Once constructed, the network whitelists are used to detect unauthorized communications at the server endpoints. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for constructing a network whitelist. The method includes identifying at least a first application hosted on a computing system. The method also includes inspecting one or more configuration files associated with the first application to identify one or more configuration settings that specify how the first application communicates with one or more second applications. The method further includes generating a whitelist that specifies expected network communications activity for the first application, based on the configuration settings.