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Mitigating communication risk by detecting similarity to a trusted message contact

US10992645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2019
Grant dateApr 27, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1483
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

At least one of a measure of trust or a measure of spoofing risk associated with a sender of a message is determined. A measure of similarity between an identifier of the sender of the message and an identifier of at least one trusted contact of a recipient of the message is determined. The measure of similarity is combined with at least one of the measure of trust or the measure of spoofing risk to at least in part determine a combined measure of risk associated with the message. The sender of the message is not included in the at least one trusted contact of the recipient of the message. Based at least in part on the combined measure of risk associated with the message, the message is modified to alter content of a data field that includes an identification of the sender of the message.

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