System, method and device for cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices

A method for providing cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices, comprising:

• providing a content inspection system, accessible by a remotely located mobile device, for performing cloud-based content inspection for the remotely located mobile device, wherein the providing the content inspection system further comprises providing a content inspection server for receiving a HTTP request from the mobile device, the HTTP request including HTTP headers providing threat types, a timestamp for ensuring the HTTP request is not received by the content inspection server after a predetermined limit, a subscription key providing a unique identifier of the mobile device, and a digital fingerprint of content comprising a hash value of the content for evaluation for threats and providing a data reputation services server for maintaining a threat database;
• authenticating, at the content inspection server, that the HTTP request was received from a subscriber;
• operating on the HTTP request, by the data reputation services server once the HTTP request is authenticated, to determine whether the content identified by the digital fingerprint matches pre-existing claims in the threat database;
• and
• generating a threat evaluation response to be provided to the mobile device based on reviewing the threat database for pre-existing claims.

A computer readable storage device having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a computer to implement cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices, comprising:

• providing a content inspection system, accessible by a remotely located mobile device, for performing cloud-based content inspection for the remotely located mobile device, wherein the providing the content inspection system further comprises providing a content inspection server for receiving a HTTP request from the mobile device, the HTTP request including HTTP headers providing threat types, a timestamp for ensuring the HTTP request is not received by the content inspection server after a predetermined limit, a subscription key providing a unique identifier of the mobile device, and a digital fingerprint of content comprising a hash value of the content for evaluation for threats and providing a data reputation services server for maintaining a threat database;
• authenticating, at the content inspection server, that the HTTP request was received from a subscriber;
• operating on the HTTP request, by the data reputation services server once the HTTP request is authenticated, to determine whether the content identified by the digital fingerprint matches pre-existing claims in the threat database;
• and
• generating a threat evaluation response to be provided to the mobile device based on reviewing the threat database for pre-existing claims.