Patent Document ID: 8332947
Application ID: 11426917
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method for threat reporting in light of local security tools, comprising: using a computer to perform steps comprising: identifying a network link identifying a web site that is a potential threat source (PTS) for the computer; determining a plurality of security threats associated with the PTS, wherein the plurality of security threats are associated with characteristics of the web site identified by the network link; determining an initial threat rating for the PTS based on the plurality of security threats associated with the PTS; identifying mitigated security threats of the plurality of security threats that are mitigated by local security on the computer and unmitigated security threats of the plurality of security threats that are not mitigated by local security on the computer; adjusting the initial threat rating for the PTS to account for the mitigated security threats and the unmitigated security threats to produce an adjusted threat rating based on the unmitigated security threats; and providing the adjusted threat rating to a user of the computer.