Security Application Re-adjustment for Execution Scenarios
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security application configuration methods are slow to adjust to changing application execution scenarios, lacking sensitivity and often burden computing resources with excessive analysis, leading to inadequate or excessive security settings.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for rapid automatic re-adjustment of security applications, using an application execution scenario evaluation module and security settings generator to determine and apply specific security functionality subsets based on current application scenarios, reducing unnecessary resource consumption and improving response time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If known techniques for automatically configuring security applications are used, then security settings can be adjusted based on available resources and installed applications, but the adjustment process is slow and lacks sensitivity to rapid changes in application execution scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines multiple application execution scenarios with corresponding security configuration settings before actual execution occurs. When an application launches, the system matches the current scenario against predefined scenarios and applies the appropriate configuration immediately, eliminating the need for real-time analysis and reducing adjustment delay.
Solution Approach 2:
The security configuration system transitions from static, periodic adjustments to dynamic, event-driven adjustments. The system continuously monitors application execution scenarios and automatically triggers configuration changes when scenario transitions are detected, enabling rapid adaptation to changing security requirements without manual intervention.
2Reliability
If known techniques examine computer resources and installed applications to adjust security functionality, then adequate protection can be provided, but excessive computing resources are consumed during the analysis process
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the security configuration task by pre-dividing application execution scenarios into distinct categories (e.g., web browsing, document processing, media playback) with specific security implications. This segmentation allows the system to apply targeted security configurations rather than performing comprehensive analysis of all possible resource combinations, significantly reducing computing overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
Security configuration rules and scenario definitions are prepared in advance during system setup or maintenance periods. This preliminary preparation stores optimized configuration mappings that can be retrieved and applied instantly when scenarios occur, eliminating the need for real-time computational analysis of resource requirements and reducing energy consumption during active operation.
3Reliability
If security applications provide abundant configuration options to protect against security threats, then comprehensive protection is achieved, but computing resources are unduly burdened by excessive security functionality that provides little additional benefit
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies the principle of local quality by tailoring security configuration settings specifically to match the current application execution scenario. Instead of applying uniform high-level security controls to all applications, the system adjusts security functionality locally based on the specific scenario (e.g., enabling deep file scanning for document processing, enabling network monitoring for web browsing), thereby providing appropriate protection without unnecessary computational overhead from overly aggressive security measures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial action by selecting only the necessary security functionality required for each specific application scenario rather than activating all available security features. This selective approach ensures adequate protection for the current context while avoiding the resource consumption associated with excessive security functionality that would provide little additional benefit for particular scenarios.
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AI summary
System and method for re-adjustment of a security application to various application execution scenarios. Application execution scenarios for each of a set of software applications are created, each representing a specific subset of functionality of a corresponding application. Sets of security application configuration instructions are stored, each corresponding to at least one of the application execution scenarios. A current one or more of the application execution scenarios that is being executed in the computing device is determined and, in response, a set of security application configuration instructions corresponding to each current application execution scenario are carried out, such that the security application is adjusted to perform a specific subset of security functionality that is particularized to the current one or more of the application execution scenarios.