Cloud Network Operations Platform for Scalable Security Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network operations and security operations architectures face scalability issues due to limited computational resources, struggling to manage complex and increasing network traffic, encryption, storage, and rule sets.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based, out-of-band network and security operations platform that leverages unlimited computational power to provide an additional layer of control and security, using a distributed intrusion detection and prevention system to automatically detect and respond to network and security events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If computational resources are increased to handle complex network traffic and security operations, then network operations capability and security monitoring are improved, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions network operations from a local on-premises infrastructure to a cloud-based external service dimension. This allows the system to leverage the cloud provider's scalable computational resources, storage, and processing power without requiring the customer's infrastructure to grow proportionally. The network operations function is moved to a different dimensional space (cloud infrastructure) that naturally provides the needed scalability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based network operations service as an intermediary between the customer's network and the security monitoring functions. This intermediary service handles the complex computational tasks of traffic analysis, threat detection, and security operations, mediating between the customer's limited local resources and the demanding requirements of comprehensive security monitoring.
2Reliability
If more computational resources are allocated locally, then security monitoring and response capability are improved, but cost and infrastructure complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A cloud-based network operations service acts as an intermediary, providing access to extensive computational resources for security monitoring without requiring the customer to physically possess or manage those resources locally. The service mediates the delivery of security capabilities while the customer pays only for the service usage rather than investing in equivalent infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of deploying physical computational infrastructure with a service-based delivery model. Instead of mechanically installing and maintaining servers, storage, and processing equipment locally, the system substitutes this with a software service delivered over the network from cloud infrastructure, eliminating the need for heavy local hardware investment.
3Measurement precision
If manual security operations are performed, then control and precision are improved, but response time and operational efficiency worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud-based network operations service implements automated feedback loops that continuously monitor network traffic, analyze security events, and respond to threats without human intervention. The system provides real-time feedback on security conditions and automatically executes response actions, maintaining high precision while eliminating the time delays associated with manual human response.
Solution Approach 2:
The security operations system performs self-service through automated threat detection, analysis, and response capabilities. The cloud service autonomously handles security monitoring and incident response tasks that would otherwise require manual human operators, achieving both high precision through advanced algorithms and rapid response times through automation.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, a robot (bot) representing a prescribed service employed by an entity is added as a user in a collaboration service channel associated with the entity. The bot facilitates in making the collaboration service channel a command line interface that interfaces with the prescribed service. A command associated with the command line interface that is received on the collaboration service channel is responded to with a response from the prescribed service. The prescribed service is at least in part integrated in the collaboration service channel via the bot and associated command line interface.