摘要 |
A method and a system for responding to malicious traffic in a mobile IP network are provided. The method may detect malicious traffic communicated to and from a mobile subscriber via a first method, and notify the mobile subscriber using a second method. The system may include a network interface coupled to the mobile network, and a processor executing the method. An embodiment of the present invention may intrusively or non-intrusively monitor the mobile subscriber's data traffic for malicious traffic and security intrusion attempts. Another embodiment of the present invention may report to an operator the identity of the mobile subscriber sending malicious traffic. Yet another embodiment of the present invention may block the mobile subscriber's subscription or alert the mobile subscriber. One embodiment of the present invention may be applied to mobile networks where the mobile subscriber's identity is known by an unique identifier and where a subscriber may be notified by a messaging service.
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