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- Patent Title: Data breach source and timeline analysis
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Application No.: US16022979Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: US10795780B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: David C. Reed , Gregory E. McBride
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Nelson and Nelson
- Agent Daniel P. Nelson; Alexis V. Nelson
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; G06F11/14 ; G06F16/27 ; G06F16/21 ; G06F16/23

Abstract:
A method for analyzing a potential data breach is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes identifying a time frame and data store in which a data breach potentially occurred. The method reconstructs the data store to a point in time near an end of the time frame. The method then repeatedly performs the following until the data store reaches a point in time near a beginning of the time frame: revert to a previous version of the data store by removing an incremental update to the data store; record changes to the data store caused by removing the incremental update; and record timestamps associated with the changes. Once the data store reaches the point in time near the beginning of the time frame, the method creates a report that documents the changes and the timestamps and provides the report to a user. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200004646A1 DATA BREACH SOURCE AND TIMELINE ANALYSIS Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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