Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting data. A device requesting access to the data is required to correctly respond to a challenge embedded in the data provided responsive to a request for the data. If the device that receives the data is able to generate the correct response to the challenge, the device can be validated as the device that was intended to receive the data. When the device is able to generate the correct response to the challenge, the correct response can indicate that the requested data is being used as intended. That is, the challenge can ensure that the context specified in the request, which was deemed an appropriate environment for use of the data by the server that triggered distribution of the data responsive to the request, is, in fact, the context in which the data is actually going to be used.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting data. A device requesting access to the data is required to correctly respond to a challenge embedded in the data provided responsive to a request for the data. If the device that receives the data is able to generate the correct response to the challenge, the device can be validated as the device that was intended to receive the data. When the device is able to generate the correct response to the challenge, the correct response can indicate that the requested data is being used as intended. That is, the challenge can ensure that the context specified in the request, which was deemed an appropriate environment for use of the data by the server that triggered distribution of the data responsive to the request, is, in fact, the context in which the data is actually going to be used.

Abstract: A network security module for protecting computing devices connected to a communication network from security threats is presented. The network security module is interposed, either logically or physically, between the protected computer and the communication network. The network security module receives security information from a security service. The security information comprises security measures which, when enforced by the network security module, protect the computer from a security threat to the computer. The network security module implements the security measures by controlling the network activities between the protected computer and the network. The network security module also temporarily implements security patches until corresponding patches are installed onto the protected computer.