System and method for data preservation and retrieval

US8713051B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mandiant, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Matthew Frazier · New York, US
• Jason Shiffer · Vienna, US
• David Merkel · Herndon, US
• Kevin Mandia · Pottstown, US
• Matthew Pepe · Arlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 29, 2014
• Expiry date: May 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A system and method for searching for computer environments, authenticating the computer environments, and copying data from the authenticated computer environments to a memory location. The data is marked or bound to the computer system it was copied from which provides a user with assurance that the data was obtained from a specific, authenticated source. The computer environments and the memory location may be coupled over a network.