Method and system for access request alerts for protected information

A computer-implemented method for access request alerts for protected information, the method comprising:

• receiving, by an information rights management tool operating on a server, a request to access protected information from an access requestor;
• checking, by the information rights management tool, the access requestor against a list of authorized users to determine whether the access requestor is on the list of authorized users;
• determining, by an alert tool operating on the server, identifying data associated with the access requestor;
• and
• sending, from the alert tool operating on the server, an access request alert to a computer associated with protecting the protected information, wherein the access request alert comprises the identifying data associated with the access requestor and an indication whether the access requestor is included in the list of authorized users based upon the determination by the information rights management tool, and wherein the identifying data associated with the access requestor enables a determination whether to grant access to the access requestor when the access requestor is determined to not be on the list of authorized users.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed by one or more processors to:

• receive, by an information rights management tool, a request to access protected information from an access requestor;
• check, by the information rights management tool, the access requestor against a list of authorized users to determine whether the access requestor is on the list of authorized users;
• determine identifying data associated with the access requestor;
• and
• determine, by an alert tool, identifying data associated with the access requestor;
• and
• send, by the alert tool, an access request alert to a computer associated with protecting the protected information, wherein the access request alert comprises the identifying data associated with the access requestor and an indication whether the access requestor is included in the list of authorized users based upon the determination by the information rights management tool, and wherein the identifying data associated with the access requestor enables a determination whether to grant access to the access requestor when the access requestor is determined to not be on the list of authorized users.