Behavioral engine for identifying patterns of confidential data use
AssigneeSymantec Corporation
InventorsIan Barile, Mario Espinoza
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Abstract
A client device hosts a behavioral engine. Using the behavioral engine, the client device analyzes behavior of a client application with respect to confidential information. The client device assigns a rating indicative of risk to the client application based on the behavior of the client application. The client device performs an action to mitigate risk of data loss if the rating exceeds a threshold.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- analyzing, by a client device, behavior of a client application with respect to confidential information;
- assigning a rating indicative of risk to the client application based on the behavior of the client application;
- and
- performing an action to mitigate risk of data loss if the rating exceeds a threshold.
A computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:
- analyzing, by a client device, behavior of a client application with respect to confidential information;
- assigning a rating indicative of risk to the client application based on the behavior of the client application;
- and
- performing an action to mitigate risk of data loss if the rating exceeds a threshold.
A computing apparatus comprising:
- a memory to store instructions for a behavioral engine;
- and
- a processor, connected with the memory, to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
- analyze behavior of a client application with respect to confidential information;
- assign a rating indicative of risk to the client application based on the behavior of the client application;
- and
- perform an action to mitigate risk of data loss if the rating exceeds a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.