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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
John L. Coviello, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
William A. O'hern, Spring Lake, NJ (US);
Stephen G. Roderick, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Michael R. Singer, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
John L. Coviello, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
William A. O'Hern, Spring Lake, NJ (US);
Stephen G. Roderick, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Michael R. Singer, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed whereby databases containing information related to an IP address are accessed directly from within a threat management software tool. When an alert is generated, an element within that alert, such as an IP address, is linked to one or more databases internal to an organization containing information related to the location or identity of a user or computer at a particular IP address. If no matches for that element are found in internal databases, a search of a registry of IP addresses is conducted. Finally, if the searches of internal and external databases are inadequate, an active scan of the device at that particular IP address or a router associated with that IP address is conducted. In this way, information related to a security threat is easily and efficiently obtained to enable a security analyst to better isolate that threat.