Patent ID: 9712546
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of modifying settings of a server in response to an attack, the method comprising: monitoring client requests made to the server, the server having a first set of resources that are used to respond to client requests, each resource of the first set being capable of being increased and decreased, wherein an amount of a resource available for responding to the client requests is specified by a resource setting; determining a first amount of a first resource of the first set that is currently being used to respond to the client requests; comparing the first amount to a first threshold, the first threshold being less than a current value of a first resource setting corresponding to the first resource; in response to the first amount being larger than the first threshold, increasing a value of the first resource setting, thereby increasing the amount of the first resource available to respond to client requests; continuing to monitor client requests made to the server; determining a new amount of the first resource that is currently being used to respond to the client requests; comparing the new amount to a second threshold, the second threshold being less than a current value of a first resource setting corresponding to the first resource; and in response to the new current amount being less than the second threshold, decreasing a value of the first resource setting.