Dynamic Security Allocation via Cloud Reputation Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network security solutions, particularly those offered by third-party SASE providers, apply fixed security measures to all network traffic, failing to dynamically adjust based on the reputation score of network destinations, leading to inefficiencies in multi-vendor environments where network intelligence from enterprise providers is not harmonized with third-party services.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes a cloud network controller to determine a reputation score for network destinations, dynamically allocates security measures such as firewall inspections and deep packet inspections, and communicates these measures to third-party SASE providers for application between end terminals and network destinations, leveraging independently sourced network intelligence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fixed security measures are applied to all network traffic, then security coverage is maintained, but security efficiency deteriorates due to inability to adapt to destination reputation
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static, fixed security measures to dynamic security policies that automatically adjust based on real-time destination reputation scores. The cloud network controller continuously monitors reputation data and modifies security measure intensity accordingly, making the security system adaptive and responsive to changing network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of security measure intensity based on destination reputation scores. High-reputation destinations receive reduced security scrutiny while low-reputation destinations trigger enhanced security measures, creating a continuous spectrum of security responses rather than a binary fixed approach.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor solutions are deployed in siloed point solutions, then vendor diversity is achieved, but system integration deteriorates leading to inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the reputation scoring functionality from enterprise network providers with third-party SASE provider security enforcement capabilities. The cloud network controller acts as an integration layer that harmonizes multiple vendor solutions, combining reputation intelligence with security measure application to create a unified, coordinated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud network controller serves as an intermediary component that receives reputation scores from enterprise providers and translates them into actionable security instructions for third-party SASE providers. This mediator role enables different vendor systems to work together seamlessly without direct integration complexity.
3Extent of automation
If independently sourced network intelligence is used, then system autonomy is improved, but coordination between providers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes feedback loops where the cloud network controller receives reputation scores from enterprise providers, processes them autonomously, and sends coordinated security instructions to third-party SASE providers. This feedback mechanism ensures autonomous operation while maintaining coordination through standardized communication protocols.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for dynamic allocation of network security resources and measures to network traffic between end terminals on a network and a network destination, based in part on an independently sourced reputation score of the network destination. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a cloud network controller, a request from an end terminal for information on a network destination; determining, at the cloud network controller, a reputation score for the network destination; determining, at the cloud network controller, one or more security measures to be applied when accessing the network destination, based on the reputation score; and communicating, by the cloud network controller, the one or more security measures to the end terminal, wherein the end terminal communicates the one or more security measures to a third-party security service provider for applying to communications between the end terminal and the network destination.