Patent ID: 8296178
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for profiling Internet users, the method comprising the steps of: providing a globally accessible secure content management service as a value added service implemented using a cloud-based distributed infrastructure including a plurality of points-of-presence, each point-of-presence including a forward proxy through which users access and interact with resources including web pages available on the Internet, each point-of-presence further including a plurality of security products, the security products operating to filter content from the resources, prevent attacks or intrusions into the users' computing environments, prevent information leakage from the users' computing environments, or restrict user access to the resources; monitoring, at the points-of-presence, user activity with the resources to generate a user profile; and providing profile-specific content, processes, or experiences to the user responsively at least in part to the user profile to facilitate an enhanced user experience.