A method and system for providing system security services

摘要

A method and system for providing system security services is disclosed. The server of a vendor of a content inspection engine receives a current set of definition data in a first format from the server of a definition data file generator through a network. The vendor and the definition data file generator are two unaffiliated legal entities. Then the server of the content inspection engine vendor makes available the definition data to be used by a network device via the network. The network device utilizes the content inspection engine and the definition data in a second format that the content inspection engine recognizes in its unmodified state to provide system security services to a number of devices that are attached to the network device.