US Patent 9460290 Conditional security response using taint vector monitoring

An embodiment or embodiments of a computing system can conditionally trap based on a taint vector. A computing system can comprise at least one taint vector operable to list at least one of a plurality of taints indicative of potential security risk originating from at least one of a plurality of resources, and response logic operable to monitor the at least one taint vector and respond to a predetermined taint condition.