Patent ID: 9614813
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for protecting an organization's secure information from unauthorized disclosure outside of an organization's protected computer environment, said environment comprised of at least one computing device, using at least one instances of a protect agent installed and operating on the at least one computing devices, the computer implemented method comprising: monitoring, by the at least one protect agents operating on the at least one computing devices, the activity of each of an at least one computing device egress points; determining, by the at least one protect agent operating on the at least one computing device, an attempt by the computing device to transmit a data file outside the monitored organization's protected computer environment using one of the at least one egress points; based on a determination, by the protect agent operating on the computing device, of an attempt by the computing device to transmit the data file outside the monitored organization's protected computer environment, converting, by the at least one protect agents, a portion of the information contained in the data file to at least one fingerprints representative of the information contained in the data file; transmitting, by the at least one protect agent operating on the at least one computing device, the at least one fingerprints to the fingerprint server prior to the data file being transmitted to the determined destination outside of the organization's protected computer environment; receiving, by the fingerprint server, the at least one fingerprints transmitted by the protect agent operating on the computing device; determining, by the fingerprint server, whether the at least one fingerprint matches at least one of a plurality of preexisting fingerprints residing in a database of fingerprints accessible to the fingerprint server; based on a determination, of a match, selecting a security action associated with the matched fingerprint; and transmitting, by the fingerprint server, to the protect agent operating on the computing device, a data representing the security action selected by the fingerprint server.