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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Moritz Daniel Grimm, Bruchsal, DE;
Daniel Stutz, Karlsruhe, DE;
Andrew J. Thomas, Oxfordshire, GB;
Kenneth D. Ray, Seattle, WA (US);
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Abstract
Endpoints and a corresponding switch within a heterogeneous network work cooperatively to respond to notifications of compromise in order to protect the enterprise network. Endpoints self-isolate when a local security agent detects a compromise, and shun a compromised one of the other endpoints in response to a corresponding notification. The switch forwards a notice of compromise from an endpoint to a threat management facility for the enterprise network and prevents communications from a compromised endpoint through the switch in response to receiving a corresponding request from the threat management facility.