MEDIATED ACCESS TO RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for mediating a user'"'"'s access to a resource, the method comprising:
- provided with a resource that has been rewritten by a pre-delivery threat analysis and intervention system, the resource rewritten as a protected resource prior to being delivered to a user based on information known about the resource at the time of delivery, querying for updated information about the resource in response to the user accessing the protected resource; and
mediating the user'"'"'s access to the protected resource based on the updated information.
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Abstract
Today'"'"'s user is facing an ever increasing number of cyber threats from infectious software to scam artist phishing for their passwords and other personal information. Accordingly, a technique is provided to mediate a user'"'"'s access to electronic resources, which can include malware and sites that trick the user into giving their password. Based on information known about the resource at the time the user accesses it, the technique can warn the user that the resources is suspicious and it is not safe to provide their password. Even if the resource is safe, the technique can warn the user not reuse their password, thereby promoting good password hygiene.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for mediating a user'"'"'s access to a resource, the method comprising:
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provided with a resource that has been rewritten by a pre-delivery threat analysis and intervention system, the resource rewritten as a protected resource prior to being delivered to a user based on information known about the resource at the time of delivery, querying for updated information about the resource in response to the user accessing the protected resource; and mediating the user'"'"'s access to the protected resource based on the updated information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for mediating a user'"'"'s access to a resource, the system comprising:
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a decoder for decoding a resource that has been rewritten by a pre-delivery threat analysis and intervention system prior to being delivered to a user, the resource rewritten as a protected resource based on information known about the resource at the time of delivery; a mediation mechanism communicatively coupled to the decoder, the mediation mechanism configured to query a database for updated information about the resource in response to the user accessing the protected resource, and to mediate the user'"'"'s access to the protected resource based on the updated information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor to execute a method for mediating a user'"'"'s access to a resource, the instructions being coded to instruct the at least one processor to:
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provided with a resource that has been rewritten by a pre-delivery threat analysis and intervention system, the resource rewritten as a protected resource prior to being delivered to a user based on information known about the resource at the time of delivery, query for updated information about the resource in response to the user accessing the protected resource; and mediate the user'"'"'s access to the protected resource based on the updated information.
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