A flow
processing facility, which uses a set of artificial neurons for
pattern recognition, such as a self-organizing map, in order to provide security and protection to a computer or computer
system supports
unified threat management based at least in part on patterns relevant to a variety of types of threats that relate to computer systems, including computer networks. Flow
processing for switching, security, and other network applications, including a facility that processes a data flow to address patterns relevant to a variety of conditions are directed at internal
network security,
virtualization, and web connection security. A flow
processing facility for inspecting payloads of network traffic packets detects security threats and intrusions across accessible
layers of the IP-stack by applying content matching and behavioral
anomaly detection techniques based on
regular expression matching and self-organizing maps. Exposing threats and intrusions within
packet payload at or near real-time rates enhances
network security from both external and internal sources while ensuring
security policy is rigorously applied to data and
system resources. Intrusion Detection and Protection (IDP) is provided by a flow processing facility that processes a data flow to address patterns relevant to a variety of types of network and
data integrity threats that relate to computer systems, including computer networks.