SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING SECURITY RISK
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing identification tests. In some embodiments, a system and a method are provided for generating and serving to a user an animated challenge graphic comprising a challenge character set whose appearance may change over time. In some embodiments, marketing content may be incorporated into a challenge message for use in an identification test. The marketing content may be accompanied by randomly selected content to increase a level of security of the identification test, hi some embodiments, a challenge message for use in an identification test may be provided based on information regarding a transaction for which the identification test is administered. For example, the transaction information may include a user identifier such as an IP address. In some embodiments, identification test results may be tracked and analyzed to identify a pattern of behavior associated with a user identifier. A score indicative of a level of trustworthiness may be computed for the user identifier.
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100. A system for assessing security risk, the system comprising at least one processor programmed to:
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maintain a risk assessment for each network address in a plurality of network addresses; receive log information regarding an electronic transaction that has been requested; use the log information to determine at least one network address associated with the electronic transaction; analyze history information associated with the at least one network address, wherein the history information comprises information indicative of at least one previous behavior observed from the at least one network address after the risk assessment for the at least one network address was last updated; and provide an updated risk assessment for the at least one network address based on a result of analyzing the history information. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method for assessing security risk, the method comprising acts of:
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maintaining a risk assessment for each network address in a plurality of network addresses; receiving log information regarding an electronic transaction that has been requested; using the log information to determine at least one network address associated with the electronic transaction; analyzing history information associated with the at least one network address, wherein the history information comprises information indicative of at least one previous behavior observed from the at least one network address after the risk assessment for the at least one network address was last updated; and providing an updated risk assessment for the at least one network address based on a result of analyzing the history information. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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