Patent ID: 9128941
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for on-demand classification of content using an out-of-band communications channel comprising: monitoring communications to a server over an in-band communications channel; identifying, based on the communications, a request to access a particular file stored by the server; identifying one or more rules based on the request to access the particular file; determining that the one or more rules specify that classification information for contents of the particular file should be evaluated; determining that the classification information for the contents of the particular file is not available; obtaining classification information for the particular file from a classifying entity via an out-of-band communications channel different from the in-band communications channel; and performing processing based on the classification information for the contents of the particular file and the identified one or more rules, the processing comprising evaluating the classification information to determine whether the contents of the particular file include one or more sensitive types of data.