Contributor-Score Workspace Orchestration for Context-Aware Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional virtualization techniques for securing access to protected data in Information Handling Systems (IHS) are inefficient and burdensome, failing to account for the context of use and resulting in unnecessary resource consumption, which degrades productivity and user experience.
Innovation Solution
Implementing workspace orchestration based on contributor scores, where workspaces are instantiated and managed using a combination of individual contributor scores, considering factors like user identity, vulnerability, and contextual risk metrics to optimize security and productivity targets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional virtualization techniques are used to secure access to protected data, then security is improved, but memory and processing resources are significantly consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameters of virtualization by introducing dynamic workspace definitions that adjust security isolation levels based on contributor scores and contextual factors. Instead of fixed high-level virtualization, the system modulates security parameters dynamically, reducing resource consumption while maintaining necessary security protections.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic workspace orchestration where workspace definitions are adjusted in real-time based on contributor scores, user identity, vulnerability assessments, and environmental context. This dynamic approach allows the system to optimize resource allocation by reducing virtualization overhead when high security isolation is not required.
2Reliability
If conventional virtualization techniques implement all security protocols for all approved data and applications, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing security protocols selectively based on the specific workspace, contributor score, and contextual risk factors. Different security measures are applied to different workspaces rather than uniformly across all virtualized environments, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining targeted security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes security parameters dynamically based on contributor scores and contextual assessment. Security protocol intensity is adjusted as a variable parameter rather than a fixed setting, allowing the system to reduce complexity by implementing only the necessary level of security for each specific scenario.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional virtualization provides support for many capabilities, then adaptability is improved, but productivity decreases due to overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary capabilities from full virtualization environments based on workspace requirements and contributor scores. Instead of providing all possible virtualized capabilities, the system selectively instantiates only those needed for the current task context, reducing overhead and improving productivity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial virtualization by providing only the degree of isolation and capability support that is sufficient for each specific workspace. Rather than implementing complete virtualization with all capabilities, the system uses partial action to deliver just enough adaptability needed for the current context, thereby improving productivity.
4Ease of operation
If conventional virtualization determines security based solely on user identity, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision of security context decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces feedback mechanisms that continuously assess contributor scores, vulnerability states, and environmental context to refine security determinations. The system uses feedback from multiple sources beyond just user identity to dynamically adjust workspace definitions, improving measurement precision while maintaining ease of operation through automated assessment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a multi-functional contributor scoring mechanism that evaluates multiple factors (identity, vulnerability, context) through a single integrated assessment framework. This universal approach maintains ease of operation by consolidating security determination into one process while improving precision by considering multiple dimensions of security context.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for workspace orchestration based on contributor scores are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive, at a local management agent from a workspace orchestration service, one or more files configured to enable the local management agent to instantiate a workspace based, at least in part, upon an aggregated contributor score; and instantiate the workspace.