Systems and methods for directing application updates
US9064120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for directing application updates may include (1) identifying information that indicates a rate at which an earlier version of an application is exploited in attacks on computing system security, (2) identifying additional information that indicates a rate at which a later version of the application is exploited in attacks on computing system security, (3) determining how updating the application from the earlier version to the later version will impact computing system security by comparing the rate the earlier version of the application is exploited with the rate at which the later version of the application is exploited, and (4) directing a computing system with a determination about updating an installation of the earlier version of the application to the later version of the application based on determining how updating the application will impact computing system security. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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