Information security method and apparatus

A method for protecting a secured area in a computer system which is connected to a network, the computer system including a secured area, the method comprising the steps of:

• A. detecting independently of a request message by a user of said computer system the communication status between said computer system and said network, if said communication status is on-line, proceeding to step B, otherwise enabling access to said secured area,
• B. monitoring all incoming data access requests and detecting if access is requested to said secured area, if so, proceeding to step C, otherwise proceeding to step D;
• C. executing an alert procedure;
• D. detecting independently of a request message by a user of said computer system the communication status between said computer system and said network, if on-line, proceeding back to step B, otherwise proceeding to step E;
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• E. proceeding back to step A.

A method for protecting a secured area in a computer system which is connected to a network, the computer system including a secured area and a public storage area, the method comprising the steps of:

• A. detecting independently of a request message by user of said computer system the communication status between said computer system and said network, if on-line, proceeding to step B, otherwise enabling access to said secured area;
• B. monitoring all incoming data access requests and detecting if access is requested to said secured area, if so, proceeding to step C, otherwise proceeding to step D;
• C. executing an alert procedure;
• D. detecting independently of a request message by a user of said computer system the communication status between said computer system and said network, if on-line, proceeding back to step B, otherwise proceeding to step E;
• E. analyzing data contained in said storage area so as to detect harmful software therein, if such harmful software is detected, proceeding to step F, otherwise enabling access to said secured area and proceeding to step A;
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• F. executing an alert software.