Wireless network that discovers hotspots for cyberattacks based on social media data
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorVenson Shaw
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Abstract
A method to prevent or reduce cyberattacks can include analyzing information of users of a 5G network. The information can include user profile data and social media data. The method can further include ranking the users according to a network security ranking based on a social media ranking, to identify target users as potential hotspots for cyberattacks. The 5G network dynamically assigns computing resources based on the network security ranking to monitor computing device(s) associated with the target users and receives an indication of a malicious software of the computing device(s) as detected by the computing resources.
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A method of preventing or reducing cyberattacks using, in part, a 5G cellular communications network, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by the 5G cellular communications network, information of multiple users, wherein the information includes user profile data stored at a unified data management (UDM) database, and wherein the information further includes social media data of social media platforms;
- ranking the multiple users according to a network security ranking based on a social media ranking to identify target users as hotspots for cyberattacks,
- wherein a social media account of a target user with a status exceeding a threshold is indicative of a hotspot for a cyberattack, and
- wherein the status and the threshold are determined based on a type of the social media platform associated with the social media account;
- dynamically assigning, by the 5G cellular communications network, computing resources based on the network security ranking to monitor one or more computing devices associated with the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks, wherein the one or more computing devices includes a wireless mobile device;
- and
- receiving an indication of a malicious software of the one or more computing devices associated with at least one of the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks, wherein the malicious software is detected by the computing resources.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions to be executed by at least one processor of a system, wherein execution of the instructions cause the system to:
- analyze, by a 5G cellular communications network, information of multiple users,
- wherein the information includes user profile data stored at a unified data management (UDM) database, and
- wherein the information further includes social media data of social media platforms;
- rank the multiple users according to a network security ranking based on a social media ranking to identify target users as hotspots for cyberattacks,
- wherein a social media account of a target user with a status exceeding a threshold is indicative of a hotspot for a cyberattack, and
- wherein the status and the threshold are determined based on a type of the social media platform associated with the social media account;
- dynamically assign, by the 5G cellular communications network, computing resources based on the network security ranking to monitor one or more computing devices associated with the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks,
- wherein the one or more computing devices includes a wireless mobile device;
- and
- receive an indication of a malicious software of the one or more computing devices associated with at least one of the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks,
- wherein the malicious software is detected by the computing resources.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
- analyze, by a 5G cellular communications network, information of multiple users,
- wherein the information includes user profile data stored at a unified data management (UDM) database, and
- wherein the information further includes social media data of social media platforms;
- rank the multiple users according to a network security ranking based on a social media ranking to identify target users as hotspots for cyberattacks,
- wherein a social media account of a target user with a status exceeding a threshold is indicative of a hotspot for a cyberattack, and
- wherein the status and the threshold are determined based on a type of the social media platform associated with the social media account;
- dynamically assign, by the 5G cellular communications network, computing resources based on the network security ranking to monitor one or more computing devices associated with the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks, wherein the one or more computing devices includes a wireless mobile device;
- and
- receive an indication of a malicious software of the one or more computing devices associated with at least one of the target users identified as the hotspots for the cyberattacks,
- wherein the malicious software is detected by the computing resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.