Patent ID: 8800029
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: collecting, using at least one computing device, reputation information of a requester, the requester comprising a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, and the reputation information is based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations; storing, using the at least one computing device, the requester's reputation information; calculating, using the at least one computing device, an access decision rating based upon the requester's reputation information; storing, using the at least one computing device, the access decision rating; determining, using the at least one computing device, a change in the requester's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of: a) the first user forming a new association with another organization or b) the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization; and causing a new access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester's reputation information.