Patent ID: 8060936
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the steps of: at a server having a security component in communication with a database containing mobile device security event information, receiving from a local security component on a mobile device raw or at least partially processed data about a first event that occurred on the mobile device and that was assessed by the local security component on the mobile device to be a first security event, and data about a second event that occurred on the mobile device and that was assessed by the local security component on the mobile device to be a first non-security event; processing the received data at the server security component to assess a security state of the mobile device by comparing the received data to the database; based on the processing at the server security component, reassessing the assessment of the second event and changing the assessment from the first non-security event to a second security event; and at the server security component, outputting security state assessment results for display, wherein the security state assessment results are based on the first event assessed by the mobile device to be the first security event, and the second event reassessed by the server to be the second security event.