Monitoring and controlling electronic activity using third party rule submission and validation

摘要

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for monitoring and controlling electronic activity. A policy service can be called for policies for controlling electronic activity occurring at one or more managed devices. The policies can include a number of rules, each of which can include a number of variables. The rules can be defined by a manager device and/or received from third parties. Third party rule submissions can be validated. If electronic activity at the managed device deviates from a rule, the manager device can be notified and the electronic activity can be blocked. The manager device can update the policy and/or issue exceptions, if desired.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating, at a policy server, a policy based upon a rule, wherein the policy defines electronic activity allowed at a device, and wherein the rule comprises a variable and a value specified for the variable; storing, by the policy server, the policy at a policy repository in communication with the policy server; receiving, by the policy server, a further rule from a third party device, the further rule comprising a further value; determining, by the policy server, that third party rule submissions are enabled; validating, by the policy server, the further rule to determine that the further rule is legitimate; updating, by the policy server, the policy based upon the further rule to obtain an updated policy; and storing, by the policy server, the updated policy at the policy repository.