Patent ID: 7237258
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for summarizing firewall activity, comprising: (a) organizing a plurality of types of events associated with a firewall of a local computer into a plurality of categories; (b) tracking a number of occurrences of each type of event utilizing the firewall; and (c) displaying a graphical representation indicating a severity of the number of the events utilizing the firewall, wherein the graphical representation includes a graph; wherein a selector is displayed for setting a blocking level of the firewall to a desired blocking level; wherein a plurality of interface features are displayed including a summary interface, an Internet protocol (IP) address interface, an event log, and a notification option interface, wherein: wherein a lock-down option is provided for selectively blocking all access attempts via an interface; wherein a user is capable of performing a visual trace; wherein the user is capable of selectively blocking Internet control message protocol (ICMP) traffic; wherein the user is capable of selecting the IP addresses associated with the remote computers to be allowed access; wherein the user is capable of selecting a list of application programs to be allowed to communicate over a network.