Methods, computer networks and computer program products for...

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2006-02-06

2010-10-05

Truong, Thanhnga B (Department: 2438)

Information security

Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...

Vulnerability assessment

C726S003000, C726S005000, C726S022000, C726S023000, C726S024000, C713S188000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07810159

ABSTRACT:
Methods, computer networks, and computer program products that reduce the vulnerability of network user devices to security threats include scanning a user device connected to a network to determine whether the user device contains a particular version of an application; downloading the particular version of the application via the network in response to verifying that the user device does not contain the particular version of the application; installing the downloaded application on the user device; scanning the user device for security vulnerabilities; downloading a patch via the network in response to detecting a security vulnerability, wherein the patch is configured to remedy the security vulnerability; and executing the downloaded patch on the user device to remedy the detected security vulnerability.

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