Patent ID: 7584508
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information device having a dynamically configurable security arrangement, the device comprising: computer circuitry, including a processor operatively coupled to a data store; a user interface, including display and user input devices; communications circuitry; and a power supply that provides power to the computer circuitry, user interface, and communications circuitry; wherein the computer circuitry includes a security arrangement comprising: a configurable security module that provides security-related functionality in the information device according to a configuration of operational settings; a risk profiling module that re-assesses a current set of security risks to which the information device is exposed; a computing capacity determining module that re-assesses computing capacity availability relating to usage and performance expectations for operation of the information device; and a security configuration module that automatically and dynamically configures the operational settings of the security module based on the current set of security risks from the risk profiling module and on the current state of dynamically-variable computing capacity availability from the computing capacity determining module, wherein the security configuration module includes: