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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Edward James Norris, Lancaster, MA (US);
David Kenneth Dumas, Littleton, MA (US);
Edward James Norris, Lancaster, MA (US);
David Kenneth Dumas, Littleton, MA (US);
Verizon Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A security system () in a network includes a softswitch () and a detection unit (). The detection unit () detects activity directed to the softswitch () and records the detected activity. In another implementation, a method for configuring a security device () for use in a network includes installing a detection unit () to monitor and record traffic directed to the security device (), installing a deceptive operating system (), installing a softswitch (), and configuring the deceptive operating system () and softswitch () to mirror settings used in an active softswitch () in the network.