OBJECT ORIENTED SECURITY ANALYSIS TOOL

摘要

Apparatus and methods for recognizing security threats on a data network (30) are disclosed. The invention can be implemented in hardware or software as an object oriented security analysis tool installed in each of the plurality of computers (20, 22, 24). The apparatus and methods of the present invention include designating one of the plurality of computers as a control computer (20), and installing and running an agent (12) on each of the plurality of computers (20, 22, 24). Each agent (12) monitors the computer on which it is installed to determine whether a security threat exists. If the agent (12) detects that a security threat exists, the agent (12) communicates to the controller (14) that a security threat exists.