Patent ID: 7926107

Claim:
A method for multicasting internet security news to subscribers of an internet security news network, comprising: receiving data relating to internet security, said receiving data relating to internet security including receiving an information feed, said information feed including a video presentation by a forensic analyst, said video presentation including one or more of protocols affects by a virus, install locations of virus protection software, and install locations of a patch specific to the virus; and multicasting video content based on said data relating to internet security to subscriber addresses associated with said subscribers of the internet security news network, the subscriber addresses determined by comparing predetermined user preferences of said subscribers with a category associated with said data relating to internet security; wherein said subscriber addresses comprise one or more of a telephone number, an internet address, a physical business address, a physical home address, and include a television channel address; said multicasting comprising a webcast available to subscribers through a web portal; and archiving said video content and publishing links at the web portal enabling subscribers to access said video content after said multicasting to subscriber addresses; wherein said data relating to internet security comprising an index value based on at least one of internet traffic, internet virus activity, and a test of internet systems for security vulnerabilities; and said index value comprising a Threat Reconnaissance Index (TRI) value.