US 12,406,058 B2
Protecting data against malware attacks using cyber vault and automated airgap control
Nitin Madan, Cupertino, CA (US); Salil Dangi, Mission Viejo, CA (US); and Bhimsen Bhanjois, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,066.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256658 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/554 (2013.01) [G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, implemented using at least one hardware processor, of preventing malware attacks in a data protection system, comprising:
providing an air gap between a data center and a vault, the data center having a production site generating and storing datasets to be backed up, and the vault having protection storage for isolated storage of a backup dataset; analyzing, in an analyzer component of the vault, the backup dataset to detect bad data; closing, upon detection of bad data, the air gap by the vault;
issuing an alert signal from the vault to the data center to implement heightened security measures; implementing, in the data center, heightened security measures to protect data in the production site from further damage or destruction; and wherein the heightened security measures are organized into a series of hierarchical security levels (HSL) as classified into a classification ranging from a highest level of security imposing most stringent I/O restrictions to a lowest level of security imposing least stringent I/O restrictions.