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Network Security Device And Method For Protecting A Computing Device In A Networked Environment

Abstract: A network security module for protecting a computing device from a security threat on a network, the network security module comprising: a computing device connection connecting the network security module to the computing device; a network connection connecting the network security module to the network; and a security enforcement module that controls network avtivities between the computing device and the network by implementing obtained security measures, thereby protecting the computing device from a security threat on the network; wherein the network security module is interposed between the computing device and the network such that all network activities between the computing device and the network pass through the network secuity module.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
08 February 2005
Publication Number
11/2007
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
MICROSOFT CORPORATION ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA

Inventors

1. ADRIAN M CHANDLEY
MICROSOFT CORPORATION ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA
2. ALEXANDER FRANK
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA
3. CHRISTOPHER A SCHOPPA
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA
4. THOMAS G. PHILLIPS
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA
5. WILLIAM J. WESTERINEN
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA

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