System for protecting against prying IoT devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMarco Simioni, Stefano Braghin, Mark Purcell, Killian Levacher
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Abstract
Protection against prying devices on a computer network is provided. The method comprises identifying a number of prying devices connected to the computer network, wherein the prying devices have the capability to record audio and/or video data, and wherein the prying devices have the potential to eavesdrop on an audio/video conference call. Responsive to detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call, the prying devices are prevented from communicating over the computer network. Responsive to detecting termination of the audio/video conference call, the prying devices are allowed to resume communication over the computer network.
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A computer-implemented method for protecting against prying devices on a computer network, the method comprising:
- using a number of processors to perform the steps of:
- identifying a number of prying devices connected to the computer network, wherein the prying devices have the capability to record audio and/or video data, and wherein the prying devices have the potential to eavesdrop on an audio/video conference call;
- detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call;
- responsive to detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call, preventing the prying devices from communicating over the computer network;
- detecting termination of the audio/video conference call;
- and
- responsive to detecting termination of the audio/video conference call, allowing resumption of communication by the prying devices over the computer network.
A system for protecting against prying devices on a computer network, the system comprising:
- a storage device that stores program instructions;
- and
- one or more processors operably connected to the storage device and configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to:
- identify a number of prying devices connected to the computer network, wherein the prying devices have the capability to record audio and/or video data, and wherein the prying devices have the potential to eavesdrop on an audio/video conference call;
- detect initiation of the audio/video conference call;
- responsive to detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call, prevent the prying devices from communicating over the computer network;
- detect termination of the audio/video conference call;
- and
- responsive to detecting termination of the audio/video conference call, allow resumption of communication by the prying devices over the computer network.
A computer program product for protecting against prying devices on a computer network, the computer program product comprising:
- a persistent storage medium having program instructions embodied thereon to perform the steps of:
- identifying a number of prying devices connected to the computer network, wherein the prying devices have the capability to record audio and/or video data, and wherein the prying devices have the potential to eavesdrop on an audio/video conference call;
- detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call;
- responsive to detecting initiation of the audio/video conference call, preventing the prying devices from communicating over the computer network;
- detecting termination of the audio/video conference call;
- and
- responsive to detecting termination of the audio/video conference call, allowing resumption of communication by the prying devices over the computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.