Patent ID: 8856330
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring a portable system external to an enterprise network comprising: a network monitoring system that monitors any changes to the network configuration of the portable system, if a change is detected the network monitoring system determines if the portable system is not currently connected to the enterprise network and has access to Internet so as to block access to the Internet until the portable system is properly connected to the enterprise network, the network monitoring system executing within the portable device, the network monitoring system monitors and detects changes that have occurred in the network configuration of the portable system, wherein upon detection of a change, a user is prevented from browsing the internet from the portable system unless certain conditions are met, if the portable system is connected to the Internet and not connected to the enterprise network, access to the Internet is disabled and all traffic other than those deemed acceptable is blocked as defined by a whitelist; and an event logger that receives notification from the network monitoring system and logs the status as to whether the portable system has Internet access.