Patent ID: 7353390

Claim:
A system for enabling a first network device to resume network activities in a secure manner on a communication network when network activities are generally blocked by protective security measures implemented by network security modules, the system comprising: a communication network; a plurality of network security modules including a first network security module, wherein each of the plurality of network security modules is interposed between the communication network and a network device, the first network security module being interposed between the communication network and the first network device, and wherein each of the plurality of network security modules controls network activities to and from the protected network device by implementing security measures obtained from a security service; and a security service that provides security measures to at least the first network security module, the security service being configurable by an administrator such that, when the plurality of network security modules are implementing security measures that block network activities to and from the plurality of network devices, the security service provides a relaxed set of security measures to the first network security module that, when implemented by the first network security module, permits the first network device to resume at least some network activities.