Systems and methods of monitoring and controlling enterprise information stored on a cloud computing service (CCS)

US9928377B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Netskope, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Krishna Narayanaswamy · Saratoga, US
• Ravi Ithal · Los Altos, US
• Steve Malmskog · San Jose, US
• Shankaran Gnanashanmugam · Fremont, US
• Arjun Sambamoorthy · San Jose, US
• Chetan Anand · San Jose, US
• Prashanth Arun · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 25, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2463/061
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is described to monitor and control enterprise information stored on a cloud computing service (CCS). The method includes using a cross-application monitor to detect a cloud computing service (CCS) application programming interface (API) in use and a function or an activity being performed via the CCS API. The method also includes determining the function or the activity being performed via the CCS API by parsing a data stream based on the CCS API and identifying content being transmitted to the CCS. The method further includes applying a content inspection rule to find strings and interrelated strings in the content that are subject to content control and triggering a security action responsive to finding the strings and interrelated strings subject to content control in the parsed stream.