Abstract: A device may receive image data identifying images of a network device, and may receive environmental data, historical outage data, performance data, customer data, and historical weather data associated with the network device. The device may process the image data, with a first model, to identify objects of the network device and to generate classifications for the objects, and may process the objects, the classifications, and the environmental data, with a second model, to determine relationships between an environment of the network device and the objects. The device may process the objects, the classifications, the environmental data, the relationships, the historical outage data, the performance data, the customer data, and the historical weather data, with a third model, to predict a probability of damage to the network device or maintenance issues for the network device, and may perform actions based on the probability of damage and/or the maintenance issues.

Abstract: A configurable firewall for computing systems is disclosed. The configurable firewall provides a firewall control block that can be used as a mechanism to implement and control access privileges between various components of the computing environment. As such, the firewall control block can be used to determine whether one component (e.g., applet) can access another component in the computing environment. This allows a flexible environment where firewall boundaries can be configured in such a way that each applet can allow access to a desired set of other applets. In addition, the control block can be implemented using a variety of techniques that may be suitable for different system requirements (e.g., processing speed, memory). As such, the configurable firewall is useful for implementing security for various computing systems, especially those that operate with relatively limited processing power and/or provide highly specialized functionality (e.g., smart cards).

Abstract: Techniques for providing security context and firewalls in computing environments are disclosed. The security context includes cryptographic operations that can further enhance security. A security context block that includes a security context identification (ID) and a cryptographic system is disclosed. The security context identification (ID) can be provided for and assigned to various components of the computing system as means for security identification. Using the cryptographic system, various cryptographic operations can be performed on the security context identification (ID) to further enhance security. For example, security identifiers can be authenticated before it is presented to a firewall. After, successful authentication, the firewall can be used to determine whether the security identifier identifies an associate with access privileges.