Patent ID: 11902311
Assignee: RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, wherein taking an automated action in response to the second threat of the first type in the absence of operator input includes:
determining the action to be taken in response to the second threat of the first type in the absence of operator input by checking a stored set of threat information and action information for an automatic action or a previously provided operator instructed action to be taken in response to a previous threat of the first type having the same or a greater increased rate of threats of the first type or the same or a lesser level of threat of the first type; and
automatically taking the determined action in the stored set of threat information and action information in response to detecting the second threat of the first type, said automatically taking the determined action including:
automatically determining a policy change to be implemented to enforce the determined action to be taken,
communicating the policy change to be implemented to enforcement nodes and the sensor enforcer nodes in the communications system; and
implementing the policy change at the sensor enforcer nodes and the enforcement nodes.