System and method for securing virtual computing environments

Abstract

A computer implemented method includes introducing unpredictable temporal disruptions to the operating states of an authorized process and an unauthorized process. The authorized process is migrated to a virtual machine to avoid the unpredictable temporal disruptions while the unauthorized process is subject to the unpredictable temporal disruptions and thereby experiences an unstable environment that induces operating faults.

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[0001] Related Application Cross Reference [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61, entitled "Temporal Compu-ting System and Method for Securing Virtual Computing Environments," filed October 31, 2010 / 408, the priority of 607, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to computer security. More specifically, the present invention relates to protecting computer devices and networks from unauthorized access and use. Background technique [0004] With the rapid increase in system complexity brought about by the rapid evolution of computing technology to meet the market demands of highly competitive industries, today's computing devices and networks are extremely insecure. Security has been added as an afterthought in most commercial installations and networks because engineering attention and resources have traditionally been focused on functional and innovatively sol...

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Problems solved by technology

However, in the course of developing this ubiquitous network, the security of the computer devices and the networks connecting them is completely inadequate, leaving most systems vulnerable to cyber attacks and computer viruses

[0005] The problem with current computing device and network security is that measures to adequately prevent unauthorized processes from accessing the machine and preventing unauthorized code from running on the system are insufficient because the breadth and complexity of the code base cannot be controlled by current state-of-the-art Best Practices for Protection of Computing Environments

As a result, an overwhelming number of system security patches exist, with more unusable every day

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