Gary A Sevounts

US Patent:

7181618, Feb 20, 2007

Filed:

Jan 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/760404

Inventors:

William T. Daniell - Marietta GA, US
Brian K. Daigle - Marietta GA, US
Gary Sevounts - Atlanta GA, US
Mitchell R. Frank - Roswell GA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713166, 713164, 713167, 713187, 726 2, 726 3, 726 14

Abstract:

A system for recovering previously activated security profiles utilizes memory and a security application. Initially, the security application enables a user to define a first security profile. After defining the first security profile, the user submits a request for activating the first security profile, and in response, the security application modifies a machine state of the computer system. The modification of the machine state in response to this request locks down the computer system, thereby implementing the first security profile defined by the user. Also in response to the request for activating the first security profile, the security application stores, in the memory, data indicative of the machine state so that the first security profile can be again implemented at a later time, if desired. In this regard, after causing a different security profile to be implemented by the computer system, a user may submit a request for changing the security profile of the computer system back to the first security profile. In response to such a request, the security application retrieves the data previously stored in the memory and automatically modifies the machine state so that the first security profile is again implemented by the computer system.

US Patent:

20020095591, Jul 18, 2002

Filed:

Jan 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/759932

Inventors:

William Daniell - Marietta GA, US
Brian Daigle - Marietta GA, US
Gary Sevounts - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

G06F012/14

US Classification:

713/200000

Abstract:

A security application protects a security profile of a computer system by detecting security settings of the computer system have changed. In this regard, the security application activates the computer system's security profile by controlling the security settings of the computer system based on user inputs. The security application then periodically monitors the security settings to ensure that none of the settings have changed since activation. If any of the security settings have changed, the security application automatically modifies the security settings in order to return the changed settings to their activation state. The security application then transmits a message to one or more users to alert the users of the detected change in the security settings.