Providing security for network subscribers
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1. A method of providing security for subscribers of a communications network, the method comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving a message originated by a sender;
a first determining step of determining an identifier of the message, wherein the identifier is associated with the sender; and
a processing step of processing the message in accordance with the identifier.
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Abstract
Messages are marked on the basis of whether they are originated in a home network or in a foreign network. Messages originated in the foreign network may be subjected to further filtering and may be put to ‘quarantine’ for further checking.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing security for subscribers of a communications network, the method comprising:
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a receiving step of receiving a message originated by a sender;
a first determining step of determining an identifier of the message, wherein the identifier is associated with the sender; and
a processing step of processing the message in accordance with the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of filtering messages transmitted in a communications network, the method comprising:
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a counting step of counting a number of messages received from a sender;
a checking step of checking whether contents of the messages are similar if the number of messages exceeds a threshold value; and
a blocking step of blocking the messages if the contents are similar.
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12. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program configured to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving a message originated by a sender;
determining an identifier of the message, wherein the identifier is associated with the sender; and
processing the message in accordance with an identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16)
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15. A network entity for providing security for subscribers of a communications network, the network entity comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving a message originated by a sender;
a determining unit for determining an identifier of the message, wherein the identifier is associated with the sender; and
a processing unit for processing the message in accordance with the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A network entity for filtering messages transmitted in a communications network, the network entity comprising:
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a counting unit for counting a number of messages received from a sender;
a comparing unit for, if the number of messages exceeds a threshold value, checking whether contents of the messages are similar; and
a blocking unit for, if the contents are similar, blocking the messages. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program configured to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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counting a number of messages received from a sender;
checking whether contents of the messages are similar if the number of messages exceeds a threshold value; and
blocking the messages if the contents are similar.
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27. A system for providing security for subscribers, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a message originated by a sender;
determining means for determining an identifier of the message, wherein the identifier is associated with the sender; and
processing means for processing the message in accordance with the identifier.
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28. A system for filtering messages, the system comprising:
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counting means for counting a number of messages received from a sender;
checking means for checking whether contents of the messages are similar if the number of messages exceeds a threshold value; and
blocking means for blocking the messages if the contents are similar.
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