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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2017
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Volker Fusenig, Munich, DE;
Jan Stijohann, Munich, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A device, computer program product and method for detecting a deviation of a security state of a computing device from a desired security state, wherein the computing device is emulated by a virtual machine, where the includes the creation of a virtual copy of the virtual machine, the creation occurring during runtime of the virtual machine with operation of the computing device continuing unimpaired, the automatic start of operation of the virtual copy, automatic performance of a security check on the virtual copy with operation of the computing device continuing unimpaired, automatic generation of a result of the security check which describes a security state of the virtual copy, and includes creation of a threat indication for the computing device if the result indicates a deviation of the security state of the virtual copy from the desired security state of the computing device.