Patent ID: 11874921
Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for providing data-centric computer security between a first device and a second device remote from the first device, the apparatus comprising:
at least one memory element;
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory element; and
a sharing service that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to
receive a record at a sharing service system from the first device, wherein the record is associated with a data file and comprises an identifier of the data file, a cryptographic hash of the data file, device information associated with the first device, scan information associated with a security scanner, user information associated with a user of the first device, or a time stamp of the record,
query the second device to retrieve information associated with the second device and/or user information associated with a user of the second device, and
provide at least a part of the record or a derivation thereof to the second device based on the information associated with the second device and/or the user information associated with the user of the second device.