Processing email messages based on authenticity analysis
US8752172B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique processes an email message. The technique involves receiving the email message from a network, and performing an authenticity analysis operation to determine authenticity of the email message. The technique further involves forwarding a copy of the email message to an external central hub through the network when a result of the authenticity analysis operation indicates that the email message is not authentic, and refraining from sending the copy of the email message to the external central hub through the network when the result of the authenticity analysis operation indicates that the email message is authentic. Such an embodiment is well suited for identifying spear phishing attacks within email messages routinely handled by an email server.
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