Systems and methods for detecting suspicious attempts to access data based on organizational relationships
US9160757B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/554
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for detecting suspicious attempts to access data based on organizational relationships may include (1) detecting an attempt by a computing device within an organization to access an additional computing device within the organization, (2) identifying, based on a directory service associated with the organization that classifies the computing device and the additional computing device, an organizational relationship between the computing device and the additional computing device, (3) determining, based on the organizational relationship between the computing device and the additional computing device, that the attempt by the computing device to access the additional computing device is suspicious, and (4) performing a security action in response to determining that the attempt by the computing device to access the additional computing device is suspicious. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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