Information processing device and information processing method

1. An information processing device for managing a plurality of information security functions related to information security of a vehicle, and an information processing function related to predetermined information processing, comprising:

a processor that is configured to perform control processing for realizing the plurality of information security functions including a virus detection/removal function and an encryption function, and configured to perform control processing for realizing the information processing function; and

a storage unit that is communicatively coupled with the processor and that stores information related to the information security function and the information processing function, wherein:

the processor is configured to manage the information security function, and manage the information processing function;

the storage unit stores operation management information comprising one or more events related to the information security function, a state of the information processing function, and an operation content of the information security function comprising a plurality of security levels, each security level defining whether or not each of the virus detection/removal function and the encryption function is currently valid or invalid;

the processor is configured to:

detect an occurrence of the one or more events related to the information security function, including detection of one or more external devices currently connected to the information processing device,

acquire a plurality of kinds of information related to a state of a system in which the information processing device is installed,

determine the state of the information processing function based on a combination of the acquired plurality of kinds of information,

determine which one of a plurality of security levels to set as a current security level according to a number of external devices determined to be connected to the information processing device, the determined state of the information processing function, and the operation management information stored in the storage unit,

and

manage the information security function based on the determined operation content of the information security function by setting the determined one security level as the current security level.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information processing device is installed in the vehicle; and

the processor is configured to acquire a plurality of sets of information related to a traveling state of the vehicle as the plurality of kinds of information.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the plurality of sets of information related to the traveling state of the vehicle include at least information related to a vehicle speed, information related to a traveling experience to a destination, and information related to a traveling location of the vehicle.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the storage unit includes a first data area for storing information to be used for notifying the event, and a second data area for storing information to be used for notifying the operation content of the information security function or an operation content of the information processing function; and

the first data area and the second data area are each exclusively controlled.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the processor is configured to select a level for the acquired plurality of kinds of information among predetermined three or more levels and determine an information processing level representing the state of the information processing function based on the selected level.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing device is in the vehicle; and

the processor is configured to perform control processing for realizing the virus detection/removal function by:

determining to execute a virus scan based on the detection of the occurrence of the event; and

detecting and removing a file or program stored in the storage unit based on the virus scan.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether the one or more external devices are wirelessly connected to the information processing device, and

determine whether the one or more external devices are connected to the information processing device via a wired interface, and

determine which one of a plurality of security levels to set as a current security level according to a number of external devices determined to be wirelessly connected to the information processing device and a number of external devices determined to be connected to the information processing device via a wired interface.

8. An information processing device for managing a plurality of information security functions related to information security of a vehicle, and an information processing function related to predetermined information processing, comprising:

a processor that is configured to perform control processing for realizing the plurality of information security functions including a virus detection/removal function and an encryption function, and configured to perform control processing for realizing the information processing function; and

a storage unit that is communicatively coupled with the processor and that stores information related to the information security function and the information processing function, wherein:

the processor is configured to manage the information security function, and manage the information processing function;

the storage unit stores operation management information comprising one or more events related to the information processing function, an operation content, of the information security function and an operation content of the information processing function comprising a plurality of security levels, each security level defining whether or not each of the virus detection/removal function and the encryption function is currently valid or invalid; and

the processor is configured to:

detect an occurrence of the one or more events related to the information processing function, including detection of one or more external devices currently connected to the information processing device,

determine the operation content of the information security function based on the event, the occurrence of which is detected, and the operation management information stored in the storage unit,

determine the operation content of the information processing function based on an operation result of the information security function according to the determined operation content of the information security function and the operation management information by determining which one of a plurality of security levels to set as a current security level according to a number of external devices determined to be connected to the information processing device, and

manage the information processing function based on the determined operation content of the information processing function by setting the determined one security level as the current security level.

9. An information processing method to be performed by an information processing device for managing a plurality of information security functions related to information security of a vehicle, and an information processing function related to predetermined information processing, wherein:

the information processing device comprises:

a processor that is configured to perform control processing for realizing the plurality of information security functions including a virus detection/removal function and an encryption function, and configured to perform control processing for realizing the information processing function, and

a storage unit that is communicatively coupled with the processor and that stores information related to the information security function and the information processing function;

the storage unit stores operation management information comprising one or more events related to the information security function, a state of the information processing function, and the operation content of the information security function comprising a plurality of security levels, each security level defining whether or not each of the virus detection/removal function and the encryption function is currently valid or invalid;

the processor is configured to:

detect an occurrence of the one or more events related to the information security function, including detection of one or more external devices currently connected to the information processing device,

acquire a plurality of kinds of information related to a state of a system in which the information processing device is installed,

determine the state of the information processing function based on a combination of the acquired plurality of kinds of information,

determine which one of a plurality of security levels to set as a current security level according to a number of external devices determined to be connected to the information processing device, the determined state of the information processing function, and the operation management information stored in the storage unit, and

manage the security function based on the determined operation content of the information security function by setting the determined one security level as the current security level.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the information processing device is installed in a vehicle; and

the processor is configured to acquire a plurality of sets of information related to a traveling state of the vehicle as the plurality of kinds of information.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein:

the plurality of sets of information related to the traveling state of the vehicle include at least information related to a vehicle speed, information related to a traveling experience to a destination, and information related to a traveling location of the vehicle.

12. The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the storage unit includes a first data area for storing information to be used for notifying the event, and a second data area for storing information to be used for notifying the operation content of the information security function or an operation content of the information processing function; and

the first data area and the second data area are each exclusively controlled.

13. An information processing method to be performed by an information processing device for managing a plurality of information security functions related to information security of a vehicle, and an information processing function related to predetermined information processing, wherein:

the information processing device comprises:

a processor that is configured to perform control processing for realizing the plurality of information security functions including a virus detection/removal function and an encryption function, and configured to perform control processing for realizing the information processing function, and

a storage unit that is communicatively coupled with the processor and that stores information related to the information security function and the information processing function;

the storage unit stores operation management information comprising one or more events related to the information processing function, an operation content of the information security function and an operation content of the information processing function comprising a plurality of security levels, each security level defining whether or not each of the virus detection/removal function and the encryption function is currently valid or invalid;

the processor is configured to:

detect an occurrence of the one or more events related to the information processing function, including detection of one or more external devices currently connected to the information processing device,

determine the operation content of the information security function based on the event, the occurrence of which is detected, and the operation management information stored in the storage unit,

determine the operation content of the information processing function based on an operation result of the information security function according to the determined operation content of the information security function and the operation management information by determining which one of a plurality of security levels to set as a current security level according to a number of external devices determined to be connected to the information processing device, and

manage the information processing function based on the determined operation content of the information processing function by setting the determined one security level as the current security level.