Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for predicting and protecting spearphishing targets
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Application No.: US13840920Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US10069862B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Sanjay Sawhney , Kevin Alejandro Roundy
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert and Goetzel PC
- Agent Rory D. Rankin
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06F21/57

Abstract:
Techniques for predicting and protecting spearphishing targets are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for predicting and protecting spearphishing targets. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a network. The one or more processors may be configured to identify one or more potential spearphishing targets based on information from an organization, receive additional information associated with the one or more potential spearphishing targets and the organization from publicly available sources, determine a threat level of a spearphishing attack on the one or more potential spearphishing targets based on the information from the organization and the additional information, and generate a report of the one or more potential spearphishing targets and the threat level associated with the one or more potential spearphishing targets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140283035A1 TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTING AND PROTECTING SPEARPHISHING TARGETS Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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