Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and methods for minimizing organization risk from users associated with a password breach
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Application No.: US17347158Application Date: 2021-06-14
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Publication No.: US11640457B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Greg Kras
- Applicant: KnowBe4, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Clearwater
- Assignee: KnowBe4, Inc.
- Current Assignee: KnowBe4, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Clearwater
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/44
- IPC: G06F21/44 ; H04L29/06 ; G06F21/46 ; G09B9/00 ; G06F21/57

Abstract:
System and methods are disclosed for organizations to run a test against an active directory list to see if any user-provided passwords have been part of an existing data breach. Utilizing information from such a test identifies users that have weak passwords, reused passwords or shared passwords that have been associated with an earlier breach. With this information, the organization can seek to reduce risk by training staff for this specific issue in a timely and appropriate manner to significantly reduce the risk of a future breach by those identified users. Training can be customized and targeted at those users who attempt to use passwords that have been associated with a breach (either of their own account or of another account on the same or related domain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210303673A1 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING ORGANIZATION RISK FROM USERS ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSWORD BREACH Public/Granted day:2021-09-30
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