US Patent 10142365 System and methods for responding to cybersecurity threats

A cyber-security monitoring (CSM) computer device for responding to cybersecurity threats is provided. The CSM computer device includes a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is configured to monitor a virtual network including plurality of virtual machines, detect a cybersecurity threat to a first virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines, generate a second virtual machine based on the first virtual machine, adjust the second virtual machine based on the cybersecurity threat, disconnect the first virtual machine from the virtual network to prevent communication between the first virtual machine and the plurality of virtual machines included in the virtual network, and connect the second virtual machine to the virtual network.