Patent ID: 9734094
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A security system for protecting a computer, the system comprising: a security device, and a remote management device which is configured to store data to be communicated to the security device, the remote management device being configured to store a whitelist of data files that are authorised for transmission to the security device and a secure identifier for each whitelisted data file which confirms the authenticity of the whitelisted data file, wherein the security device incorporates: a connection arrangement comprising a universal serial bus (USB), Firewire®, Ethernet, eSATA or Thunderbolt® connector which is configured to be connected to a universal serial bus (USB), Firewire®, Ethernet, eSATA or Thunderbolt® communication port of a computer, a communication module which is configured to communicate data between the security device and the remote management device, and a control unit which is configured to control remote data communication between the communication port of the computer and the remote management device via the connection arrangement and the communication module, wherein the control unit is configured to disable the remote data communication when the control unit is not authorised by a signal from the remote management device and the control unit is configured to enable the remote data communication in response to an authorisation signal received from the remote management device and to transmit whitelisted data files and a secure identifier for each whitelisted data file received from the remote management device to the communication port of the computer during the remote communication.