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Method and system for scanning a computer system for sensitive content

  • US 20100333199A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2009
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a scan of a computer for sensitive data, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a first computer comprising a computer-readable medium and a scan manager module;

    receiving at the first computer a request to scan a second computer and identify files stored on the second computer based on at least one category of sensitive information;

    receiving at the first computer recipient information comprising information identifying intended recipients of a scan report containing results of the scan; and

    using the scan manager module to respond to the request to scan by;

    generating a user profile based on the at least one category of sensitive information and the recipient information;

    making the user profile available to a category server for use in creating a scan profile defining scan criteria;

    deploying a scan agent to the second computer to conduct the scan of the files of the second computer, the scan conducted based on the scan profile; and

    when the scan is complete, making a scan report generated by the category server available to the intended recipients based on the recipient information.

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