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Systems and methods for curating file clusters for security analyses

US9842219B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateDec 12, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/562
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed computer-implemented method for curating file clusters for security analyzes may include (1) identifying a suspicious file that exists on at least one computing system within a computing community, (2) clustering a set of files that includes the suspicious file into a file cluster based at least in part on at least one characteristic shared by the set of files, (3) prioritizing at least one file included in the file cluster based at least in part on a contextual value of the file relative to the file cluster, (4) providing, for presentation to a security analyst, a graphical representation of the file cluster that highlights the prioritized file relative to the file cluster, and then (5) performing at least one security action on the suspicious file based at least in part on feedback received from the security analyst. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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