Point of sale system protection against information theft attacks
US9912692B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1491
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes selectively implementing, via a component resident and executing on a point of sale system, one or more of a set of proactive operations to counter an information theft attack against the point of sale system. The set of proactive operations comprises: generating false information that appears to be actual information and creating at least one process executable in the point of sale system that comprises the false information; injecting false information that appears to be actual information into at least one process executing in the point of sale system; replacing actual information with false information that appears to be actual information; and blocking at least one process in the point of sale system to prevent actual information from being taken from the point of sale system.
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