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Out of band end user notification systems and methods for security events related to non-browser mobile applications

  • US 9,621,574 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2014
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cloud based security method, comprising:

  • authenticating a mobile device through a cloud based security system via a secure agent on the mobile device;

    associating the mobile device with a user of the cloud based security system based on the authenticating;

    monitoring user requests from the mobile device by the cloud based security system, wherein the user requests are for non-browser mobile applications executed on the mobile device;

    detecting security threats in the non-browser mobile applications based on the monitoring; and

    sending an out of band end user notification to the mobile device responsive to detecting a security threat, wherein the out of band end user notification comprises information for the user related to the security threat, wherein the out of band end user notification is sent to the mobile device separate from the non-browser mobile application to notify the user of the security threats through steps of;

    sending a notification to a delegate server from the cloud based security system with associated data for a push notification to the mobile device;

    determining the user for the push notification from a first mapping of the user to the cloud based security system and determining the mobile device from a second mapping of the user to the mobile device using the secure agent;

    instructing a mobile Operation System platform associated with the mobile device to send the push notification to the mobile device based on the notification and the second mapping, wherein the push notification is sent to the mobile device by the mobile Operation System platform based on the instructing and the push notification is out-of-band from the cloud based security system.

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