Invention Grant
US07647402B2 Protecting contents of computer data files from suspected intruders by renaming and hiding data files subjected to intrusion
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通过重命名和隐藏受到入侵的数据文件,保护计算机数据文件的内容免受怀疑入侵者的侵扰
- Patent Title: Protecting contents of computer data files from suspected intruders by renaming and hiding data files subjected to intrusion
- Patent Title (中): 通过重命名和隐藏受到入侵的数据文件,保护计算机数据文件的内容免受怀疑入侵者的侵扰
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Application No.: US09801612Application Date: 2001-03-08
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Publication No.: US07647402B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Gerald Francis McBrearty , Shawn Patrick Mullen , Johnny Meng-Han Shieh , Michael William Wortman
- Applicant: Gerald Francis McBrearty , Shawn Patrick Mullen , Johnny Meng-Han Shieh , Michael William Wortman
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent J. B. Kraft; David A. Mims, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F15/173 ; G06F11/00

Abstract:
Protecting data files from being stolen or compromised in a data processing operation having stored data in a plurality of data files by receiving user requests for access to data files, determining whether said requests are unauthorized intrusions into the requested data files and, responsive to a determination that a request is an unauthorized intrusion, changing the identification of the requested data files by renaming the files. Preferably, the rename should be one which does not identify the contents of the file, i.e. the rename disguises the file contents. Then, it is also desirable that the renamed file be moved to a new “hidden” directory. In such a case, the renamed file is also assigned a covert name which indicates a covert location in the new directory. Then, there is provided a log referencing each renamed file to the covert name of the respective file so as to indicate the covert location of said file in said new directory.
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