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Providing security to an enterprise via user clustering

US9699196B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2015
Grant dateJul 4, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/101
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented technique provides security to an enterprise. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry, personal information belonging to users of the enterprise. The technique further involves providing, by the processing circuitry, lists of user identifiers based on user relationships defined by the personal information. The lists of user identifiers respectively identify clusters of users of the enterprise. The technique further involves electronically imposing, by the processing circuitry, security classes on the clusters of users of the enterprise based on the lists of user identifiers. Along these lines, such classification can be used for risk assessment (e.g., authentication), alert filtering (e.g., filtering false alarms), and permission/privilege monitoring and/or assignment, among others.

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