The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001

Filed:

Dec. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert E. Gleichauf, San Antonio, TX (US);

William A. Randall, Austin, TX (US);

Daniel M. Teal, San Antonio, TX (US);

Scott V. Waddell, Austin, TX (US);

Kevin J. Ziese, Dripping Springs, TX (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ;
Abstract

A method and system for adaptive network security using network vulnerability assessment is disclosed. The method comprises directing a request onto a network. A response to the request is assessed to discover network information. A plurality of analysis tasks are prioritized based upon the network information. The plurality of analysis tasks are to be performed on monitored network data traffic in order to identify attacks upon the network.

Published as:

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…