1. A computing system which effectively provides a support system that can support one or more application programs on said computing system, wherein said computing system is adapted for and/or capable of: obtaining current pattern usage data indicating the current use of one or more system support provider components of said support system effectively provided by said computing system, wherein each of said system support provider components provides one or more services and/or resources that can be effectively requested and used by one or more application programs operating on said computing system; obtaining acceptable behavioral pattern data for said one or more system support provider components of said support system, wherein said acceptable behavioral pattern data effectively defines an acceptable pattern of use for using said one or more system support provider components of said support system; and determining, based on said acceptable pattern of use of said one or more system support provider components which is effectively defined by said acceptable behavioral pattern data, whether said current use of said one or more system support provider components is unauthorized.