Patent ID: 9712556
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of preventing a browser-originating attack in a local area network, the method comprising, at a security device in the local area network: (a) intercepting a message from a first device in the local area network towards a second device in the local area network, the message requesting connection between the first device and the second device; (b) prompting a user of the first device to approve the connection; (c) in the event that the user approves the connection, allowing the first device to connect to the second device; and (d) in the event that the user does not approve the connection, terminating the connection attempt; wherein step (b) is performed after a determination has been made that the message requesting connection between the first device and the second device does originate from a known browser.