Patent ID: 8793783

Claim:
An apparatus for dynamic allocation of network security credentials for alert notification recipients, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of: receiving from a managed system, by an alert management system, an alert indicating one of a failure in the managed system and a pending failure in the managed system; selecting, by the alert management system, a remote device from a plurality of remote devices registered for remote access with the alert management system; preapproving, by the alert management system, virtual private network security clearance of the selected remote device, the virtual private network security clearance granting remote access to the managed system via a virtual private network (VPN) interface; and transmitting to the selected remote device, by the alert management system, an alert notification that includes an internet address corresponding to the VPN interface.