Protection of sensitive data from malicious e-mail

Details Protection of sensitive data from malicious e-mail Protection of sensitive data from malicious e-mail

2005-01-24

2009-11-10

Kim, Jung (Department: 2432)

Information security

Monitoring or scanning of software or data including attack...

C713S154000, C726S026000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07617532

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media protect sensitive data from being submitted in response to malicious e-mail. Responsive to initiating interaction with a remote site by clicking on a link, a method for protecting sensitive data from being submitted to a suspicious remote site responsive to a malicious e-mail comprises the steps of determining whether each remote target site a user attempts to access requests input of sensitive data; monitoring transmissions between a user's computer and remote target sites; and determining that a suspicious remote site is attempting to glean sensitive data from the user, responsive to a condition from a group of conditions consisting of: determining that a remote target site the user is attempting to access requests input of sensitive data; and detecting an attempt to transmit sensitive data between the user's computer and a remote target site.

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