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Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting communication anomalies in a network based on overlap between sets of users communicating with entities in the network

US9203856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2013
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/128
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Anomalies are detected in a network by detecting communication between a plurality of entities and a set of users in the network, determining an overlap between subsets of the set of users that the entities comprising the plurality of entities communicated with, respectively, and determining whether the communication between the plurality of entities and the set of users is anomalous based on the overlap.

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