Systems, devices, and methods for observing and/or securing data access to a computer network
US11575702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/74
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Observing and/or monitoring a computer network that includes a plurality of nodes may involve detecting one or more data flows, or communications, between two or more nodes of the computer network. The data flow(s) may be associated with a user of the computer network. The user may be an individual person, an entity, and/or a software application. A characteristic of the data flow and the user may be determined and these characteristics may be used to determine a level of security risk caused by the data flow in the network. Then, when the level of security risk is above a risk threshold, an alert may be communicated to an operator of the computer network. The alert may be, for example, a message (e.g., email, SMS text message, etc.) and/or display of an icon, or an aspect (e.g., size, color, and/or location) of an icon provided on a graphical user interface (GUI).
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