US 12,463,979 B2
Adjusting behavior of an endpoint security agent based on network location
Gregory L. Galloway, Suwanee, GA (US); Karl D. Melcher, Canton, GA (US); Michael C. Starr, Reston, VA (US); and Scott M. Davis, Wantagh, NY (US)
Assigned to Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,610.
Application 18/155,610 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,153, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,601,438.
Prior Publication US 2023/0156014 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/107 (2013.01) [H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed within an agent running on an endpoint device by a processing resource of the endpoint device, the method comprising:
identifying a security service of a cloud-based security service is not reachable or is unresponsive, wherein the security service is associated with a particular security function implemented by the agent;
when the security service is not reachable or is unresponsive, determining whether the endpoint device is within a trusted network of a plurality of trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service; and
when said determining is affirmative, configuring the particular security feature for operating inside one of the plurality of trusted networks.