Mobile risk assessment
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsPrasanna Ganapathi Basavapatna, Satish Kumar Gaddala, Sven Schrecker, David Moshe Goldschlag
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Abstract
At least one available wireless access point is identified at a particular location and a connection is established with the available wireless access point. Communication is attempted with a trusted endpoint over the wireless access point and the attempted communication with the trusted endpoint over the wireless access point is monitored to assess risk associated with the wireless access point. Results of the assessment, in some instances, can be reported to an access point risk manager and risk associated with future attempts to use the wireless access point can be assessed based at least in part on the reported assessment results.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- identifying, at a user device, at least one available wireless access point at a particular location;
- receiving a request to participate in a security assessment of the available wireless access point;
- participating in the security assessment, wherein the security assessment comprises:
- establishing a connection to the available wireless access point;
- attempting to communicate with a trusted endpoint over the wireless access point;
- and
- monitoring the attempted communication with the trusted endpoint over the wireless access point to assess risk associated with the wireless access point.
At least one non-transitory machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
- identify, at a user device, at least one available wireless access point at a particular location;
- receive a request for the user device to participate in a security assessment of the available wireless access point;
- and
- participate in the security assessment, wherein the security assessment comprises:
- establish a connection to the available wireless access point;
- attempt to communicate with a trusted endpoint over the wireless access point;
- and
- monitor the attempted communication with the trusted endpoint over the wireless access point to assess risk associated with the wireless access point.
A system comprising:
- at least one processor device;
- at least one memory element;
- and
- a user device comprising a wireless access point monitor, adapted when executed by the at least one processor device to:
- identify at least one available wireless access point at a particular location;
- receive a request for the user device to participate in a security assessment of the available wireless access point;
- and
- participate in the security assessment, wherein the security assessment comprises:
- establish a connection to the available wireless access point;
- attempt to communicate with a trusted endpoint over the wireless access point;
- and
- monitor the attempted communication with the trusted endpoint over the wireless access point to assess risk associated with the wireless access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.