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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Inventor:
Richard S. Teal, Media, PA (US);
Assignee:
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 12/0813 (2016.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/859 (2013.01); H04L 9/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/606 (2013.01); G06F 12/0813 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/0891 (2013.01); H04L 9/321 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3268 (2013.01); H04L 43/028 (2013.01); H04L 43/045 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 47/2475 (2013.01); H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/0218 (2013.01); H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/168 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/205 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1052 (2013.01); G06F 2212/60 (2013.01); G06F 2212/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/30 (2013.01); H04L 43/026 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/145 (2013.01); H04L 67/2842 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kernel driver on an endpoint is configured to monitor processes executing on the endpoint that use network communications, and to transmit process information to a firewall for the endpoint. The firewall can, in turn, use process this stream of information from individual endpoints or groups of endpoints as context for observed network activity in order to control secure network communications and otherwise manage network activity.