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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Suman Saraf, Gurgaon, IN;
Sharad Agrawal, Gurgaon, IN;
Pankaj Kumar, Gurgaon, IN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of and system for protecting a computer system against denial-of-service attacks or other exploitation. The method comprises collecting network data and analyzing the network data using statistical and heuristic techniques to identify the source of the exploitation upon receiving an indication of exploitation. Upon identifying the network source, the network data associated with the network is blocked, redirected, or flow controlled. Preferably, the method also includes identifying when the system is being exploited.