Patent ID: 7610610

Claim:
A security system, comprising: a router; and a security sub-system coupled to the router; wherein the security sub-system includes a plurality of virtual firewalls, a plurality of virtual intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), and a plurality of virtual virus scanners all integrated into a single sub-system, wherein each of the virtual firewalls, IPSs, and virus scanners is assigned to at least one of a plurality of users and is configured in a user-specific manner; wherein the user-specific configuration is provided utilizing a plurality of user-specific policies selected utilizing at least one graphical user interface such that a first user of the single sub-system is capable of selecting a first policy utilizing a first graphical user interface of the single sub-system and a second user of the single sub-system is capable of selecting a second policy utilizing a second graphical user interface of the single sub-system.