US 12,015,632 B2
Dynamic resource allocation for network security
David M. Hanes, Lewisville, NC (US); Gonzalo Salgueiro, Raleigh, NC (US); Robert Edgar Barton, Richmond (CA); and Sebastian Jeuk, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/390,229.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036547 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a cloud network controller, a request from an end terminal for information on a network destination;
determining, at the cloud network controller, a reputation score for the network destination;
determining, at the cloud network controller, one or more security measures to be applied when accessing the network destination, based on the reputation score, wherein the reputation score is inversely proportional to a number or types of the one or more security measures; and
communicating, by the cloud network controller, the one or more security measures to the end terminal, wherein the end terminal communicates the one or more security measures to a third-party security service provider for applying to communications between the end terminal and the network destination.