# US 2014/0157354 A1 · Securing Access to Resources on a Network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157354 A1 - Document ID: US20140157354A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/922,665 - Filed: 2013-06-20 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-14 - Assignees: SkySocket, LLC - Inventors: John Marshall; Erich Stuntebeck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140157354A1 ## CPC - H04L 63/20: {for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227)} - G06F 21/6218: {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Secure access to resources on a network may be provided. Upon receiving a request for at least one resource, a determination may be made as to whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource. In response to determining that the at least one resource comprises a secure resource, the at least one resource may be retrieved; and at least one security policy may be applied to the at least one resource. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving a request for at least one resource; determining whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource; in response to determining that the at least one resource comprises a secure resource, causing the at least one resource to be retrieved; and applying at least one security policy to the at least one resource. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource comprises determining whether the request was received from a trusted source. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the at least one security policy is in compliance; and in response to determining that the at least one security policy is not in compliance, preventing access to the at least one resource. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein causing the at least one resource to be retrieved comprises redirecting the request from a default application to a non-default application. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: logging the request for the at least one resource. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: generating an activity report comprising a plurality of logged requests; and causing the activity report to be provided to a user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the at least one resource is associated with a selection of a hyperlink. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein causing the at least one resource to be retrieved comprises causing a secure application to retrieve the at least one resource. ### Claim 9 An apparatus comprising: a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, the processing unit configured to: receive a request for at least one resource, determine whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource, in response to determining that the at least one resource comprises a secure resource, cause the at least one resource to be retrieved, and apply at least one security policy to the at least one resource. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: store the at least one resource in a secure location of the memory storage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: remove the at least one resource from the secure location. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: remove a plurality of resources from the secure location on a configurable basis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: modify the at least one resource. ### Claim 14 A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions that when executed performs a method executed by the set of instructions comprising: receiving a request for at least one resource; determining whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource; in response to determining that the request comprises a secure request, causing the at least one resource to be retrieved; and applying at least one security policy to the at least one resource. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein applying the at least one security policy to the at least one resource comprises modifying the at least one resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein modifying the at least one resource comprises at least one of the following: adding control data to the at least one resource, associating the at least one resource with an application, removing at least a portion of the at least one resource, encrypting the at least one resource, and disabling a functionality associated with the at least one resource. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein applying the at least one security policy to the at least one resource comprises restricting access to the at least one resource according to a security criterion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein determining whether the at least one resource comprises a secure resource comprises determining whether the request is received from a trusted source. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising: caching a plurality of secure resources prior to receiving the request for the at least one resource; and applying the at least one security policy to at least one of the plurality of secure resources. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising: determining whether the at least one resource comprises one of the cached plurality of secure resources; in response to determining that the at least one resource comprises one of the cached plurality of secure resources, determining whether the at least one security policy is in compliance; and in response to determining that the at least one security policy is in compliance, providing access to the at least one resource from the cached plurality of secure resources.