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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Shawn E. Wiederin, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ralph S. Hoefelmeyer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Theresa E. Phillips, Fairfax, VA (US);
Shawn E. Wiederin, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ralph S. Hoefelmeyer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Theresa E. Phillips, Fairfax, VA (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A network device used to provide network security includes an interface configured to receive data transmitted over a network. The network device also includes a firewall, intrusion detection logic and forwarding logic. The firewall, intrusion detection logic and forwarding logic process the received data to determine whether the data contains malicious content. When the data contains malicious content, the data may be dropped before it reaches a user device to which the received data was sent. Optionally, the network device may interact with an external device in order to make the forwarding decision. In addition, the network device may subscribe to services offered by the external device to receive updated security information.