Patent attributes
A method and a computer program product and an apparatus for securing communication in heterogeneous networks that include devices with different protection levels. The method comprises monitoring, by a security agent installed on a device, communication between the device and external devices. The method comprises determining a level of in-device protection for each device based on available protection thereof. The method further comprises employing, by the security agent, an associated security policy for communications originating from the device, based on the level of in-device protection; such as resources utilized for employing security policies for communications originating from devices are correlated with the protection levels thereof. The method may further comprise enabling sharing security workload between device having trusted security agents to improve performance efficiency thereof.
