Patent ID: 8826449
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for data protection comprising: receiving a request at a computer from a user for a data record encrypted with an encryption key and stored in a database comprising at least a plurality of sensitive data records; accessing by the computer a maintained count associated with the encryption key comprising a sum of a number of accessed database data records encrypted with the encryption key by the user and a number of actions performed on the accessed data records by the user; determining if the maintained count exceeds a threshold stored at the computer representing a number of interactions the user is authorized to perform with the accessed data records without connecting the computer to an external access control system; responsive to a determination that the maintained count does not exceed the threshold: responsive to a determination that the maintained count exceeds the threshold, prompting the user to connect the computer to the external access control system.