Patent ID: 8019689

Claim:
A method of providing computer security, comprising: using a computer to perform steps comprising: receiving data describing personally identifiable information (PII) submitted to a web site by a plurality of clients; receiving data describing hygiene scores of the plurality of clients that have submitted the PII to the web site, wherein a hygiene score of a client indicates the client's propensity to submit the PII to untrustworthy web sites; determining a number of clients that have submitted the PII to the web site; computing a reputation score for the web site responsive at least in part to the number of clients that have submitted the PII to the web site and the hygiene scores of the plurality of clients that have submitted the PII to the web site, the reputation score representing an assessment of the trustworthiness of the web site, the website receiving a higher reputation score than a second web site based on a determination that the web site has received the PII from a larger number of clients than has the second web site; and providing the reputation score to a client.