Adjusting security level of mobile device based on presence or absence of other mobile devices nearby
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1. A method for adjusting security status on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- collecting security-related contextual information which includes information of a nearby mobile device, wherein collecting the security-related contextual information further includes detecting an accelerometer trace;
evaluating a threat level based on the collected security-related contextual information, which involves determining whether the nearby mobile device is a known mobile device;
invoking a security policy; and
adjusting the security status of the mobile device based on the threat level and the security policy.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for adjusting security status on a mobile device, the method comprising: collecting security-related contextual information which includes information of nearby mobile devices and/or the geographic location of the intelligent mobile device; evaluating a threat level based on the collected security-related contextual information; invoking a security policy; and adjusting the security status of the mobile device based on the threat level and the security policy.
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1. A method for adjusting security status on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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collecting security-related contextual information which includes information of a nearby mobile device, wherein collecting the security-related contextual information further includes detecting an accelerometer trace; evaluating a threat level based on the collected security-related contextual information, which involves determining whether the nearby mobile device is a known mobile device; invoking a security policy; and adjusting the security status of the mobile device based on the threat level and the security policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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9. A mobile device that self-adjusts a security status, the device comprising:
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a security data collection agent that collects security-related contextual information which includes information of a nearby mobile device, wherein the security-related contextual information includes an accelerometer trace; a threat level evaluator that evaluates a current threat level based on the collected security-related contextual information by determining whether the nearby mobile device is a known mobile device; a security policy holder that stores a set of security policies; and an authentication engine that adjusts the security status of the mobile device based on the threat level and the security policies.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for adjusting security status on an intelligent mobile device, the method comprising:
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collecting security-related information which includes information of a nearby mobile device, wherein collecting the security-related information further includes detecting an accelerometer trace; evaluating a threat level based on the collected security-related contextual information, which involves determining whether the nearby mobile device is a known mobile device; invoking a security policy; and adjusting security status of the mobile device based on the threat level and the security policy.
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