Patent ID: 8499351

Claim:
A computer device comprising: an integrated processing unit, the integrated processing unit comprising: a user system comprising a first processor and a first computer storage medium; and an auditor system comprising: a second processor, wherein the second processor is isolated from the first processor; and a second computer storage medium, wherein the second computer storage medium is isolated from the first computer storage medium so that the user system is unable to access data stored on the second computer storage medium, and the second computer storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform operations comprising: receiving auditing data from a remote source over a secure communication channel; loading the auditing data in isolation from the user system, wherein the auditing data specifies signatures of unauthorized processes and the user system is restricted from influencing loading of the auditing data onto the auditor system; monitoring processes on the user system, and determining from the auditing data that one of the processes is an unauthorized process; and performing one or more security processes on the unauthorized process.