Patent ID: 9602550
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: collecting, by a light weigh sensor (LWS) running on a host asset of a plurality of monitored, networked host assets of an enterprise network, survey data, which collectively characterize a program-code-based operational state of the host asset, from a survey tool installed on the host asset; transmitting, by the LWS, the survey data to a remote server that is in a client-server relationship with the LWS via an external network coupling the enterprise network and the remote server in communication; and enforcing, by the remote server, a plurality of security policies with respect to the host asset based on the survey data including determining whether the program-code-based operational state of the host asset represents a violation of one or more security policies of the plurality of security policies, by evaluating, the survey data with reference to the plurality of security policies, wherein each security policy of the plurality of security policies defines at least one parameter condition violation of which is potentially indicative of unauthorized activity on the host asset or manipulation of the host asset making the host asset vulnerable to attack.