Systems and methods for discovering suspect bot IP addresses and using validated bot IP address to ignore actions in a simulated phishing environment
US9781160B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided which allow a server of a security awareness system to associate IP addresses with events representing user interactions with simulated phishing campaigns. The server receives a plurality of events related to one or more simulated phishing campaigns for a plurality of accounts. The server determines if an IP address of the plurality of IP addresses is associated with one or more events for multiple accounts of the plurality of accounts. Based upon this determination, the server provides identification of the IP address as suspected as having the one or more events associated with it not originating from any user of the multiple accounts. The server receives an indication of whether the IP address is validated as having the one or more events originating from a bot instead of a user of one of the multiple accounts.
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