Leveraging Social Relationships to Enhance Computer Security
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsNataraj Nagaratnam, Kapil K. Singh
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Abstract
An approach is provided that enhances computer system security. In the approach, a set of users is authorized to be notified when any of a selected set of activities occurs on the user's account. When the system detects that one of the activities has occurred on the account, a notification is sent to the set of authorized users. The set of users may individually send a responsive security response to protect the user's account. Responsive to receiving the security response from one of the set of users, a security action is performed that is anticipated to protect the user's account.
Claims20
A method of enhancing computer security comprising steps of:
- authorizing a set of users to be notified when any of a selected set of activities occurs on a first account associated with a first user;
- sending notifications to the set of users responsive to a detection of one of the selected set of activities occurring on the first account;
- and
- responsive to receiving a security response from a selected one of the set of users, performing a security action anticipated to protect the first account.
An information handling system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
- and
- a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to enhance system security by performing actions comprising:
- authorizing a set of users to be notified when any of a selected set of activities occurs on a first account associated with a first user;
- sending notifications to the set of users responsive to a detection of one of the selected set of activities occurring on the first account;
- and
- responsive to receiving a security response from a selected one of the set of users, performing a security action anticipated to protect the first account.
A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program code that, when executed by an information handling system, enhances system security by performing actions comprising:
- authorizing a set of users to be notified when any of a selected set of activities occurs on a first account associated with a first user;
- sending notifications to the set of users responsive to a detection of one of the selected set of activities occurring on the first account;
- and
- responsive to receiving a security response from a selected one of the set of users, performing a security action anticipated to protect the first account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.