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Data leak prevention from a device with an operating system

US8978092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2012
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/552
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data leak from a computer can be prevented by intercepting one or more system calls from an unknown application and applying different policies to the intercepted action associated with the system call(s) depending on the data itself and the metadata of a document associated with the system call.

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