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Monitoring darknet access to identify malicious activity

US8413238B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2008
Grant dateApr 2, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/144
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for a distributed security that monitors communications to identify access attempts to/from darknet addresses. Such attempts can be inferred to be associated with malicious activity and a notification or other corrective action can be provided identifying such potentially malicious activity.

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