Patent ID: 7523503

Claim:
A method for providing security for an intrusion detection system in a provisionable data center, said method comprising: evaluating system security of a provisionable data center, wherein said evaluating system security includes determining portions of said provisionable data center specifically and purposefully allotted for use by said intrusion detection system; and applying a system lockdown in said provisionable data center in accordance with results of said evaluating indicating a presence of an intruder in said provisionable data center, said system lockdown to deprive said intruder of access to said portions including depriving said intruder of access to sensors, management functions, files, and directories of said intrusion detection system, and wherein said applying said system lockdown further comprises disabling unused provisionable services of said provisionable data center and disabling any portions of said provisionable data center not specifically and purposefully allotted for use by said intrusion detection system.