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- Patent Title: Security system using pseudonyms to anonymously identify entities and corresponding security risk related behaviors
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Application No.: US17329487Application Date: 2021-05-25
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Publication No.: US11595430B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Kenneth Sarzynski , Phillip Bracikowski
- Applicant: Forcepoint, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
- Current Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers
- Agent Stephen A. Terrile
- Main IPC: H04L9/40
- IPC: H04L9/40 ; G06F9/54 ; H04L67/50

Abstract:
A method, system and computer-usable medium for using pseudonyms to identify entities and their corresponding security risk factors is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method for identifying security risks associated with a plurality of different entities is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: receiving a stream of events, the stream of events comprising a plurality of events associated with the plurality of different entities; pseudonymizing events of the plurality of events by replacing entity names in the plurality of events with corresponding entity pseudonyms to thereby provide a plurality of pseudonymized events; executing security analytics operations on the plurality of pseudonymized events to identify user behaviors presenting security risks; and using the entity pseudonyms to anonymously identify entities engaging in security risk related behaviors.
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