Gathering, storing and using reputation information
First Claim
1. A method of managing security for one or more computerized assets, the method comprising:
- collecting, from disparate data sources by at least one computing device, reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to the one or more computerized assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with a first organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with at least one second organization;
storing, by the at least one computing device, the first user'"'"'s reputation information in a memory storage device;
determining, by the at least one computing device, a change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of;
the first user forming a first new association with an organization other than the first organization, or the first user forming a second new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with the organization other than the first organization; and
causing, by the at least one computing device, an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information.
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Abstract
Approaches for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating are provided. Specifically, one or more approaches provide a method, including: collecting reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations; storing the requester'"'"'s reputation information; determining a change in the requester'"'"'s reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of: the first user forming a new association with another organization, and the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization; and causing an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester'"'"'s reputation information.
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1. A method of managing security for one or more computerized assets, the method comprising:
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collecting, from disparate data sources by at least one computing device, reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to the one or more computerized assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with a first organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with at least one second organization; storing, by the at least one computing device, the first user'"'"'s reputation information in a memory storage device; determining, by the at least one computing device, a change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of;
the first user forming a first new association with an organization other than the first organization, or the first user forming a second new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with the organization other than the first organization; andcausing, by the at least one computing device, an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable storage device storing computer instructions, which, when executed, enables a computer system to manage security for one or more computerized assets, the computer-readable storage device storing computer instructions comprising:
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collecting, from disparate data sources, reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to the one or more computerized assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with at least one second organization; storing the first user'"'"'s reputation information in a memory storage device; determining a change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of;
the first user forming a first new association with an organization other than the first organization, or the first user forming a second new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with the organization other than the first organization; andcausing an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system for managing security for one or more computerized, the system comprising:
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a memory medium comprising instructions; a bus coupled to the memory medium; and a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the computer system to; collect, from disparate data sources, reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to the one or more computerized assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with at least one second organization; store the first user'"'"'s reputation information in a memory storage device; determine a change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of;
the first user forming a first new association with an organization other than the first organization, or the first user forming a second new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with the organization other than the first organization; andcause an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the first user'"'"'s reputation information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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