Systems and methods for detecting network security deficiencies on endpoint devices
US10348755B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting network security deficiencies on endpoint devices may include (i) detecting, at a network device, a request from an endpoint device to automatically connect to a wireless network, (ii) establishing, via the network device, a network connection between the endpoint device and a wireless network that appears to be the wireless network requested by the endpoint device but is not actually the requested wireless network, (iii) determining, based on establishing the network connection between the endpoint device and the wireless network that appears to be the requested wireless network, that the endpoint device is vulnerable to network attacks, and then (iv) facilitating, via the network connection, a security action on the endpoint device to protect the endpoint device against the network attacks. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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