Patent ID: 9621585
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of personalizing computer security based on role prediction, the method comprising: analyzing a client to identify data or applications present on the client, the client used by one or more users; predicting a role of the client based on the analysis of the client, the role prediction for the client including a correlation of presence of the identified data or applications with a likely role being played by the client; analyzing a user of the client to identify user activities performed by the user on one or more clients; predicting a role of the user based on the analysis of the user, the role prediction for the user including an association of the identified user activities with a likely role being played by the user; dynamically generating a first security policy that is customized to and balanced for the client based on the predicted role of the client and on computer security threats expected to affect the client based on the predicted role of the client, the dynamic generation of the first security policy comprising: dynamically generating a second security policy that is different from the first security policy and that is personalized to and balanced for the user based on the predicted role of the user and on computer security threats expected to affect the user based on the predicted role of the user; applying the first security policy generated to provide customized and balanced security to the client; and applying the second security policy generated to provide personalized and balanced security to the user.