Systems and methods for enhanced electronic asset protection

• US 20060075506A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Japan Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: Japan Communications Inc.
• Inventors: Laves, Edward W., Gurgone, Raymond T., Fukuda, Naohisa, Tidwell, Justin Owen, Robins, David S., Sanda, Frank Seiji, Johnston, Robert L., Zeitz, Karlton Mark, Worthington, Laura J.
• Application Number:
  US11/167,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/60 Digital content management, e.g. content distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5009 Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5016 based on statistics of service availability, e.g. in percentage or over a given time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5067 Customer-centric QoS measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/509 wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/11 Identifying congestion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/22 Traffic shaping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 : using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 : for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 : by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 : the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/162 : at the data link layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 : at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 : specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 : Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 : Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 : taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 : involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3273 : for mutual authentication network architectures or network communication protocols for achieving mutual authentication in a packet data network H04L63/0869
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 : using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 : Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

Systems and methods for enhanced electronic asset protection are described. One aspect of one described embodiment includes receiving an indication to activate asset protection, the client device having a local data store; and activating asset protection in response to the indication, wherein asset protection comprises disabling the local data store and disabling the client device. In another embodiment, a computer-readable medium (such as, for example random access memory or a computer disk) includes code for carrying out such a method.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication to activate asset protection on a client device, the client device having a local data store; and

activating asset protection in response to receiving the indication to activate the asset protection module, wherein asset protection comprises disabling the local data store and disabling the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the local data store comprises encrypting the local data store.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the local data store comprises permanently deleting contents stored on the local data store.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the local data store comprises a magnetic drive.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the local data store comprises an optical drive.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the local data store comprises a random access memory.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the client device comprises block network access from the client device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the client device comprises blocking execution of an application on the client device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the client device comprises blocking input/output port access on the client device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the client device comprises:

verifying that no indication to recover the client device has been received; and

shutting down the client device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication to recover the client device;

enabling the local data store; and

enabling the client device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving an indication to recover the client device comprises receiving the indication from a remote device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein enabling the local data store comprises decrypting the local data store.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication to activate asset protection on a client device comprises receiving an out-of-band communication.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the out-of-band communication comprises an SMS message.

16. A computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code comprising:

program code for receiving an indication to activate asset protection on a client device, the client device having a local data store; and

program code for activating asset protection in response to receiving the indication to active the asset protection module, wherein asset protection comprises disabling the local data store and disabling the client device.

17. A system comprising:

a communications receiver operable to receive an indication to activate asset protection on a client device, the client device having a local data store; and

a security agent in communication with the communications receiver and operable to receive the indication to activate the asset protection module form the communications receiver, and in response disable the local data store and disable the client device.