Patent ID: 7448067

Claim:
A system for establishing a security policy for a network, comprising: a network; a server connected to the network; a first machine-accessible file representing a network-wide security policy on the network; first and second security tools connected to the network; a translator operative to translate the first machine-accessible file into second and third machine-accessible files that are specific to the first and second security tools, respectively, and to transmit the second and third machine-accessible files to the first and second security tools, respectively, wherein the second machine-accessible file comprises a different language than the first machine-accessible file; a security manager to receive a feedback issued by at least one of the first and second security tools and update the first machine-accessible file responsive to the feedback; and a remote system security controller configured to: receive a request for a connection to the network from a device; determine if the device includes a third security tool, including: authenticating a user of the device by the server; determining by the server that the device includes a remote system security agent; passing control from the server to the remote system security controller; interrogating the device to determine if the device includes the third security tool; and receiving a response from the device including a list of installed security tools, the list including the language of each of the installed security tools.