Patent ID: 7617532
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting sensitive data from being submitted to a remote target site responsive to an e-mail, the method comprising the steps of: detecting, by a computer, the initiation of click-through mode, responsive to a user clicking on a link in the e-mail to establish a connection with the remote target site, wherein the identity of the remote target site cannot be determined while in click-through mode; responsive to detecting the initiation of click-through mode, monitoring, by the computer, transmissions between the computer and the remote target site for attempts by the remote target site to glean sensitive data from the user; determining, by the computer, that the remote target site is attempting to glean sensitive data from the user, responsive to a condition from a group of conditions consisting of: blocking, by the computer, submission of the sensitive data, responsive to determining that the remote target site is attempting to glean sensitive data from the user; responsive to establishing an other connection with the remote target site where the identity of the remote target site is determined, terminating, by the computer, click-through mode; and responsive to terminating click-through mode, permitting, by the computer, the submission of the sensitive data to the remote target site and ending the monitoring of transmissions between the computer and the remote target site.