Systems and methods for enforcing enterprise data access control policies in cloud computing environments
US9407664B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for enforcing enterprise data access control policies in cloud computing environments may include (1) intercepting, at a proxy, an attempt to configure a computing instance on a cloud computing platform with a permission that would provide the computing instance with access to secured data on the cloud computing platform, (2) identifying a user within an enterprise that initiated the attempt to configure the computing instance with the permission, (3) determining, based on a data access control policy for the enterprise, that the user is not entitled to access the secured data, and (4) blocking the attempt to configure the computing instance with the permission based on determining that the user is not entitled to access the secured data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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