Multi-tenant cloud-based firewall systems and methods are described. The firewall systems and methods can operate overlaid with existing branch office firewalls or routers as well as eliminate the need for physical firewalls. The firewall systems and methods can protect users at user level control, regardless of location, device, etc., over all ports and protocols (not only ports 80/443) while providing administrators a single unified policy for Internet access and integrated reporting and visibility. The firewall systems and methods can eliminate dedicated hardware at user locations, providing a software-based cloud solution. The firewall systems and methods support application awareness to identify application; user awareness to identify users, groups, and locations regardless of physical address; visibility and policy management providing unified administration, policy management, and reporting; threat protection and compliance to block threats and data leaks in real-time; high performance through an in-line cloud-based, scalable system; etc.

A server-side processing method for implementing an active initiation of a dialogue is disclosed, comprising: establishing a communication connection with a voice client, in response to a received request for establishing a connection from the voice client; receiving an information stream sent by the voice client through the communication connection; performing a dialogue decision-making process according to the information stream, obtaining and outputting an adapted dialogue content to the voice client upon determining that it is an active dialogue scenario. A server and a system for implementing an active initiation of a dialogue are also provided. The disclosed solutions realize intelligent decision-making for voice interaction, and can actively initiate a dialogue based on server-side decision-making, improving interaction experience and realizing intelligent interaction.

A server-side processing method for implementing an active initiation of a dialogue is disclosed, comprising: establishing a communication connection with a voice client, in response to a received request for establishing a connection from the voice client; receiving an information stream sent by the voice client through the communication connection; performing a dialogue decision-making process according to the information stream, obtaining and outputting an adapted dialogue content to the voice client upon determining that it is an active dialogue scenario. A server and a system for implementing an active initiation of a dialogue are also provided. The disclosed solutions realize intelligent decision-making for voice interaction, and can actively initiate a dialogue based on server-side decision-making, improving interaction experience and realizing intelligent interaction.

Provided is a device linkage method, including that: a rule engine device receives a request message of adding a rule input resource instance from a client device; and the rule engine device establishes a connection relationship between the rule engine device and a rule input server device based on the request message of adding the rule input resource instance, the connection relationship being configured to implement device linkage.

Provided is a device linkage method, including that: a rule engine device receives a request message of adding a rule input resource instance from a client device; and the rule engine device establishes a connection relationship between the rule engine device and a rule input server device based on the request message of adding the rule input resource instance, the connection relationship being configured to implement device linkage.

A communication method, apparatus, and system for improving service experience when a terminal accesses an application. A network management network element receives, from a data analytics network element, first information of an application accessed by a terminal within a first area. The first information includes a quantity of access times and/or service experience for the application. The network management network element determines, based on the first information, to create, within the first area, a first user plane function network element serving the application. The network management network element sends a first message to an application function network element. The first message indicates that the network management network element triggers creation, within the first area, of the first user plane function network element serving the application.

A communication method, apparatus, and system for improving service experience when a terminal accesses an application. A network management network element receives, from a data analytics network element, first information of an application accessed by a terminal within a first area. The first information includes a quantity of access times and/or service experience for the application. The network management network element determines, based on the first information, to create, within the first area, a first user plane function network element serving the application. The network management network element sends a first message to an application function network element. The first message indicates that the network management network element triggers creation, within the first area, of the first user plane function network element serving the application.

A method for providing online security may include: (1) receiving, by a validation computer program executed by a trusted entity backend for a trusted entity, a call from a web browser executed on a customer electronic device browsing a webpage for an online entity, the call comprising an online entity identifier for the online entity and a session identifier, wherein the webpage for the online entity may include a hidden <iframe> comprising code that causes the web browser to execute the call; (2) confirming, by the validation computer program, that a cookie for the trusted entity may be stored on the customer electronic device; and (3) returning, by the validation computer program, a first value indicating that the customer electronic device is known to the trusted entity or a second value indicating that the customer electronic device is not known to the trusted entity based on the confirmation.

Methods and systems are directed to a content services platform. The content services platform may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the content services platform to perform a method. The method may include receiving a request to initiate a shared session from a first client, the request including a first client identifier. Based on the received request, a session identifier may be provided to the first client associated with the first client identifier. A request from a second client may be received and may be associated with the session identifier. Thus, when message data from the first client is received, the message data may be added to a queue associated with the session identifier such that the message data may be provided from the queue to the second client based on the session identifier.

Methods and systems are directed to a content services platform. The content services platform may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the content services platform to perform a method. The method may include receiving a request to initiate a shared session from a first client, the request including a first client identifier. Based on the received request, a session identifier may be provided to the first client associated with the first client identifier. A request from a second client may be received and may be associated with the session identifier. Thus, when message data from the first client is received, the message data may be added to a queue associated with the session identifier such that the message data may be provided from the queue to the second client based on the session identifier.