Patent ID: 8533828
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing security in a provisionable network, said method comprising: providing an intrusion detection probe which is deployable in said provisionable network, said intrusion detection probe configured to detect an intrusion in said provisionable network, wherein said provisionable network provides dynamic reprovisioning of resources to match shifting clients and needs of said clients; generating an alert based on detection of said intrusion in said provisionable network, said alert generated in accordance with a trust hierarchy that includes a first trust domain for an operations center local area network, a second trust domain for a data center control local area network, and a third trust domain for a managed resource local area network, wherein said second trust domain has a highest level of trust and said third trust domain has a lowest level of trust; and generating a response based on said alert and said trust hierarchy, wherein said response has a response level that is determined, at least in part, based on a level of trust of a trust domain in which said intrusion was detected, wherein said generating of said response comprises initiating a lockout.