Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for implementing bandwidth throttling to regulate network traffic as can be used in, for example, vulnerability scanning and detection applications in a computer network environment. According to one embodiment, a method of routing network packets in a networked device having plural network interfaces combines applying traffic class and network interface throttling for marking network packets with a differentiated service code based on input received from a profiler application, throttling the bandwidth of network packets based on a threshold for a designated network interface for the packet, throttling the bandwidth of the bandwidth-throttled packets based on a threshold for its respective differentiated service code, and emitting network packets on each respective designated network interface.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for implementing bandwidth throttling to regulate network traffic as can be used in, for example, vulnerability scanning and detection applications in a computer network environment. According to one embodiment, a method of routing network packets in a networked device having plural network interfaces combines applying traffic class and network interface throttling for marking network packets with a differentiated service code based on input received from a profiler application, throttling the bandwidth of network packets based on a threshold for a designated network interface for the packet, throttling the bandwidth of the bandwidth-throttled packets based on a threshold for its respective differentiated service code, and emitting network packets on each respective designated network interface.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for implementing bandwidth throttling to regulate network traffic as can be used in, for example, vulnerability scanning and detection applications in a computer network environment. According to one embodiment, a method of routing network packets in a networked device having plural network interfaces combines applying traffic class and network interface throttling for marking network packets with a differentiated service code based on input received from a profiler application, throttling the bandwidth of network packets based on a threshold for a designated network interface for the packet, throttling the bandwidth of the bandwidth-throttled packets based on a threshold for its respective differentiated service code, and emitting network packets on each respective designated network interface.