Patent ID: 8990933
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for securing a network, comprising: obtaining a request for a resource from a client connected to the network; using a domain name from the request to obtain one or more properties associated with the domain name, wherein the one or more properties comprise a visual representation of the resource, and wherein obtaining the visual representation of the resource involves: assessing, by computer, a level of risk associated with the domain name based on the one or more properties, wherein assessing the level of risk involves: performing a reverse image search by comparing the rendered screenshot to a database of rendered screenshots of websites, each of the websites associated with a different domain name that is different from the domain name from the request; determining the level of risk based on the reverse image search; and calculating the level of risk as a sum of numerical risk values associated with the one or more properties; and processing the request based on the assessed level of risk.