Systems and methods for monitoring bait to protect users from security threats
US10769275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1408
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for monitoring bait to protect users from security threats may include (i) monitoring a bait computing resource to detect attempts to access the bait computing resource, (ii) virtualizing the bait computing resource to prevent a false positive by hiding the bait computing resource from at least one trusted application that has been categorized as safe, (iii) detecting an attempt by a different application to access the virtualized bait computing resource, and (iv) performing a security action to protect a trusted user by reporting the attempt to access the virtualized bait computing resource by the different application. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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