Patent ID: 8910279
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for reputation-based threat protection, the method comprising: maintaining information in memory concerning a plurality of identified threats, the maintained information provided by a plurality of preselected sources; intercepting an e-mail message from a sender in an organization and addressed to a destination outside of the organization, wherein the e-mail message is intercepted prior to leaving a communication network of the organization; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: sending information to a designated recipient within the organization regarding the determination that the email message is a threat, the information being sent over the communication network; placing the e-mail message in quarantine for analysis; permitting the designated recipient to review the quarantined e-mail message and information regarding the determination that the e-mail message is a threat; and notifying the sender that the e-mail message was determined to be a threat.