ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,507, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Level 3 Communications LLC (Denver).
"Network security device" was invented by Bobby W. Metz (Tempe, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An out-of-the-box security device is described for a local network to extend security features offered by a communications network to the local network. Communications of the security device to the network may include a secure, layer 2 or layer 3 communication tunnel established with a security platform of the network. Aspects of the security device, such as a security profile and other security information, may be configured or provided by the security pla...