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Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jordan Edward Thompson, Vancouver, CA;

Jerrod Robert Seger, Port Coquitlam, CA;

Mark Derek Westerhof, Port Coquitlam, CA;

Assignee:

Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01);
Abstract

A network gateway interrogates a plurality of network devices to collect security state data and operational state data on a periodic basis. A vulnerability resolution module to automatically uploads a security report and downloads actions (e.g., updates to operating system, configurations or policies) from a cloud vulnerability server corresponding to resolution of the vulnerabilities. A security remediation module can remediate on the network device for protection against at least the specific vulnerability of the at least one the peripheral.


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