Security Analytics System for Performing a Non-Sanctioned Entity Interaction Analysis Operation When Determining Entity Risk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023216877-A1
Application number	US-202217991025-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 21, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2021
Publication date	Jul 6, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing entity interaction risk analysis operation. The entity interaction risk analysis operation includes: monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source; identifying an interaction between the entity and another entity based upon the monitoring; analyzing the interaction between the entity and the another entity; determining whether the interaction between the entity and the another entity is non-sanctioned; and, performing a security operation in response to the analyzing the interaction and the determining whether the interaction is non-sanctioned.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implementable method for performing an entity interaction risk analysis operation, comprising:
monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source; identifying an interaction between the entity and another entity based upon the monitoring; analyzing the interaction between the entity and the another entity; determining whether the interaction between the entity and the another entity is non sanctioned; and, performing a security operation in response to the analyzing the interaction and the determining whether the interaction is non sanctioned.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the another entity comprises an information source.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the analyzing includes identifying a trending topic and determining whether the information source includes the trending topic.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the analyzing includes generating an amplification factor based upon whether the information source includes the trending topic.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the analyzing includes determining an affect associated with the interaction between the entity and the another entity.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the affect is determined using at least one of a sentiment analysis operation and a pattern analysis operation.

7 . A system comprising:
a processor; a data bus coupled to the processor; and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source;
identifying an interaction between the entity and another entity based upon the monitoring;
analyzing the interaction between the entity and the another entity;
determining whether the interaction between the entity and the another entity is non sanctioned; and, performing a security operation in response to the analyzing the interaction and the determining whether the interaction is non sanctioned.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the another entity comprises an information source.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the analyzing includes identifying a trending topic and determining whether the information source includes the trending topic.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein:
the analyzing includes generating an amplification factor based upon whether the information source includes the trending topic.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the analyzing includes determining an affect associated with the interaction between the entity and the another entity.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the affect is determined using at least one of a sentiment analysis operation and a pattern analysis operation.

13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source; identifying an interaction between the entity and another entity based upon the monitoring; analyzing the interaction between the entity and the another entity; determining whether the interaction between the entity and the another entity is non sanctioned; and, performing a security operation in response to the analyzing the interaction and the determining whether the interaction is non sanctioned.

14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the another entity comprises an information source.

15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein:
the analyzing includes identifying a trending topic and determining whether the information source includes the trending topic.

16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein:
the analyzing includes generating an amplification factor based upon whether the information source includes the trending topic.

17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the analyzing includes determining an affect associated with the interaction between the entity and the another entity.

18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the affect is determined using at least one of a sentiment analysis operation and a pattern analysis operation.

19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.

Assignees

• Forcepoint Llc

Inventors

• Cunningham Margaret
• Stewart Peter Lochlan

Classifications

• H04L63/20 Primary

  for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227) · CPC title

• H04L63/1433 Primary

  Vulnerability analysis · CPC title

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F40/30

  Semantic analysis · CPC title

• H04L63/1425

  Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection · CPC title