Patent ID: 8321863
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A security management device for managing the security of a plurality of virtual machines including a master virtual machine and an individual virtual machine that is a copy or derivation of the master virtual machine, the security management device comprising: a storage device having a security check program stored thereon, and a check policy prescribing a target virtual machine of a security check item for the security check program; and a Central Processing Unit (CPU) configured to execute the security check program to: (A) when the target virtual machine of a first security check item is the master virtual machine, obtain a result of a process for the first security check item to the master virtual machine and use the result to check the first security check item of the individual virtual machine; (B) receive an input for changing the target virtual machine of the first security check item to the individual virtual machine; (C) after the reception of the input in which the target virtual machine of the first security check item has been changed to the individual virtual machine, check the first security check item of the individual virtual machine by executing the process for the first security check to the individual virtual machine and not using the result of the process for the first security check item to the master virtual machine; and (D) display a current check policy of the first security check item.