Systems and methods for evaluating network security
US9800606B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for evaluating network security may include (1) receiving, by a security server, a request to report a network risk score for an organization based on telemetry data describing file downloads at computers managed by the organization over a specified period of time, (2) identifying the telemetry data describing file downloads at the computers managed by the organization over the specified period of time, (3) searching the telemetry data to match file downloads over the specified period of time to at least one file that was previously categorized, prior to the request, as a hacking tool, (4) calculating the network risk score based on the telemetry data, and (5) reporting, automatically by the security server in response to the request, the calculated network risk score. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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