Monitoring device data and gateway data
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for monitoring device data and/or gateway data. Devices may be connected to a network via a gateway device. Data transmitted and/or received by one or more of the devices may be captured and monitored to determine various parameters associated with the one or more devices. Data associated with the gateway device may also be captured and monitored. Signal strengths, device statuses, network security, and/or other metrics may be determined based on monitored data.
1. A method comprising:
sending, by a computing device, a request to activate a network security service, on a network security service entity external to a gateway device, for a first network associated with the gateway device;
sending, by the computing device to the gateway device, an instruction to activate a security agent configured to execute on the gateway device to support the network security service;
causing, after receiving an indication that the network security service has been activated, modification, of an application on a user device associated with the gateway device, with information indicative of activation of the network security service; and
receiving, by the computing device and from the network security service entity, an indication of one or more network security threats associated with one or more devices connected to the first network.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring, after activation of the network security service, data traffic associated with the one or more devices connected to the first network; and
blocking, based on the monitoring and the indication of the one or more network security threats, a device, of the one or more devices, from connecting to the gateway device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is in a first cloud network in communication with the first network via the gateway device, and wherein the network security service entity is in a second cloud network linked to the first cloud network via the computing device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
causing output, via the application on the user device, of data indicating:
a plurality of devices associated with the gateway device, and
a quantity of network security threats associated with each device of the plurality of devices.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises an instruction to deactivate a dynamic host configuration protocol service.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the request to activate the network security service comprises requesting the network security service to block unauthorized access from an external network to one or more devices connected to the first network.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing output, via the application on the user device, of an interface indicating that a device, of the one or more devices, was disconnected from the first network.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing output, via the application on the user device, of an interface indicating that a device, of the one or more devices, was blocked from receiving a requested resource.
9. The method of claim 1 , further causing, based on the one or more network security threats, redirecting of a request, for a resource, from a device of the one or more devices to a proxy for the resource.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing output, via the user device, of an interface indicating an option to perform one or more of:
allow access to a blocked resource, or
download or update software on a device of the one or more devices.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing output, via the user device, of an interface indicating an option to view one or more of:
devices associated with a quantity of network security threats,
one or more locations of the one or more devices associated with the one or more network security threats, or
quantities of network security threat associated with similar premises to a premises associated with the gateway device.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the request is based on receiving:
an indication of a one-touch selection, on an interface of the application on the user device, to activate the network security service.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the computing device to the gateway device, information for determining whether a request, from a second computing device to the gateway device, for a resource, should be:
directed to the resource,
redirected to a proxy of the resource; or
blocked.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network security service is configured to, based on being activated for the first network, perform one or of more of:
content access control;
intrusion detection;
intrusion prevention;
devices fingerprinting; or
device intelligence.
15. A method comprising:
sending, by a gateway device, a request to activate a network security service at a security device, wherein the activated network security service protects a network associated with the gateway device;
activating, on the gateway device, a network security agent for communication with the security device;
receiving, by the gateway device and from the network security service, an indication of one or more network security threats associated with one or more devices associated with the gateway device; and
based on the received indication of the one or more network security threats, redirecting a request, for a resource, from a device of the one or more devices to a proxy for the resource.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the activating comprises activating, using firmware of the gateway device, the network security agent.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sending, to a mobile device associated with the gateway device, information to cause output of data indicating:
a plurality of devices associated with the gateway device, and
a quantity of network security threats associated with each device of the plurality of devices.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
causing output, via a user device associated with the gateway device, of data indicating one or more origination locations of the one or more network security threats.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein receiving the indication of one or more network security threats comprises receiving, via the network security agent and from a security cloud network associated with the network security service, the indication of one or more network security threats.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving, by the gateway device and via a selection of a single graphical user interface option to activate the network security service, a request to activate the network security service.
21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sending, by the gateway device, data transmitted or received by the one or more devices associated with the gateway device, wherein the receiving the indication of the one or more network security threats is based on the data.
22. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving, via the activated network security agent, information for determining whether the request for the resource should be:
directed to the resource,
redirected to the proxy of the resource; or
blocked.
23. A method comprising:
storing, by a computing device, configuration parameters of a gateway device;
determining, by the computing device, that a security service is available, on an entity external to the gateway device, for protecting a network associated with the gateway device;
sending, by the computing device, to the gateway device, based on determining that the security service is available, and based on the configuration parameters indicating a network security agent is configured to execute on the gateway device to support the security service, an instruction to execute the network security agent;
modifying, based on the sending the instruction, the configuration parameter to indicate the network security agent is executing on the gateway device; and
receiving, by the computing device and from the entity, an indication of one or more network security threats associated with one or more devices connected to the network.
24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising receiving a request to activate the security service, wherein the request is based on a single selection of an option, to activate the security service, output by a second user device associated with the gateway device.
25. The method of claim 23 , further comprising sending, to the entity and based on an entitlement, an instruction to activate the security service such that the network security agent becomes configured to enable the entitlement.