Patent ID: 9503475
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer system comprising: an environment manager to manage operations of a plurality of managed machines within a computing environment; and a security coordinator, distinct from the environment manager, to communicate with the plurality of managed machines, detect a security condition with respect to a first one of the managed machines, and initiate modification of a second one of the managed machines in the computing environment prior to a response to the security condition by the environment manager and responsive to detection of the security condition with respect to the first one of the managed machines, wherein said modification comprises an increase in a level of a security policy to be enforced for the second one of the managed machines, wherein, to initiate the modification of the second one of the managed machines, the security coordinator is to determine, independent of the environment manager, to increase the level of the security policy of the second one of the managed machines, responsive to detection of the security condition with respect to the first one of the managed machines, wherein the environment manager and the security coordinator comprise operations that are performed by a processor, wherein the modification of the second one of the managed machines is initiated by the security coordinator independent of the environment manager, prior to occurrence of a second security condition with respect to the second one of the managed machines, and prior to detection of an attack on the second one of the managed machines, and wherein the increase in the level of the security policy to be enforced for the second one of the managed machines comprises blocking access to resources of the second one of the managed machines.