Mock attack cybersecurity training system and methods
US9824609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/68
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system assesses the susceptibility of an electronic device user to a cybersecurity threat by identifying information relating to the user of an electronic device, selecting a mock attack, and causing the mock attack to be deployed to the user so that the user receives the mock attack in the user's regular context of use of the electronic device. When a sensor detects a user action that the user has interacted with the electronic device in response to the mock attack, the system will record the sensed user action and use the sensed user action to determine the susceptibility of the user to a cybersecurity threat. In some embodiments, the lack of user action in response to a mock attack also may be used to determine the user's susceptibility to a cybersecurity threat.
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