Information security – Policy
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-01
2009-02-17
Barron, Jr., Gilberto (Department: 2432)
Information security
Policy
Reexamination Certificate
active
07493650
ABSTRACT:
A method for determining compliance with a data distribution or usage policy applied with respect to a digital medium is presented. The method comprising: assigning numerical values to breaches of the policy; assigning a quota of breaches of the policy to at least one user subjected to the policy, the quota being expressed in terms of the numerical value; monitoring information distribution or usage covered by the policy in order to detect breaches of the policy by users; upon detection of an action breaching the policy by a given one of the users: determining whether a numerical value has been assigned to the type of the breach; comparing the numerical value assigned to the type of breach with a respective quota assigned to the given user, and allowing the action to be executed only if the comparing indicates that the respective quota assigned to the given user is sufficient to cover the breach.
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Carny Ofir
Peled Ariel
Troyansky Lidror
Barron Jr. Gilberto
Kane Cordelia
PortAuthority Technologies Inc.
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