Patent ID: 7523316
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a presentation of sensitive content in non-trusted environments, comprising the steps of: interrogating a list of one or more corporate policies associated with a given user and a physical device, the policy data being acquired locally from the physical device or dynamically via access to a corporate network, each corporate policy prohibiting or restricting access to corporate data in a non-trusted environment; determining a location of the physical device; determining whether the user and the physical device is in a trusted or non-trusted environment by comparing the determined location of the physical device with a list of trusted locations, the list of trusted locations being embedded within the policy data or stored separately; providing access to a subscription-based service that maintains an organization list of individuals and machine identification information indicating that a listed individual or machine is associated with a predetermined organization; determining that an individual or machine identified on the list associated with a competitive organization is within a predetermined proximity of the physical device, and in response thereto, transmitting an alert to the physical device; and enforcing a plurality of rules contained in the corporate policy for managing the presentation of sensitive content by blocking a visual presentation or audible presentation of at least one object in portions of the presentation if the physical device is not located in a trusted location or if an individual or a machine identified on the competitive organization list is within a predetermined proximity of the physical device.