Symantec Corporation

Verifone Gmbh

Affinion Net Patents, Inc.

Kevin T Rowney

Michael R Wolfe

Chris Jones

Eric Bothwell

Hai Chen

Mythili Gopalakrishnan

Vitali Fridman

Dirk Kessler

Joseph Ansanelli

Amy Haugen

Glenn A Kramer

Deepak Seetharam Nadig

Trong Nguyen

Daniel R Haller

David A Berger

Vitall A Fridman

Yuhua Chen

A method and apparatus for detecting preselected data embedded in electronically transmitted messages is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises monitoring messages electronically transmitted over a network for embedded preselected data and performing content searches on the messages to detect the presence of the embedded preselected data using an abstract data structure derived from the preselected data.

Secure and scalable detection of preselected data embedded in electronically transmitted messages

A method and apparatus for creating a policy based on a pre-configured template is described. In one embodiment, source data having a tabular structure is identified. Further, one of multiple policy templates is used to automatically create a policy for detecting information from any one or more rows within the tabular structure of the source data.

Method and apparatus for creating an information security policy based on a pre-configured template

A method and apparatus for detecting pre-selected data stored on a personal computing device is described. In one embodiment, contents of data storage media of a personal computing device are searched for pre-selected sensitive data. In one embodiment, if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected, a notification of the detection of the pre-selected data is sent to a system via a network. In another embodiment, if at least a portion of pre-selected sensitive data is detected, the access to this data is blocked.

Personal computing device-based mechanism to detect preselected data

A method and apparatus for reporting policy violations in messages is described. A violation is identified by detecting fragments in a message that match information from any one or more rows within a tabular structure of source data. The fragments that match this information are then specified as part of reporting the violation.

Method and apparatus to report policy violations in messages

A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.

Method and apparatus to define the scope of a search for information from a tabular data source

A method and apparatus for detecting preselected data embedded in information content is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving information content and detecting in the information content a sequence of content fragments that may contain a portion of preselected data. The method further comprises determining whether a sub-set of these content fragments matches any sub-set of the preselected data using an abstract data structure that defines a tabular structure of the preselected data.

Mechanism to search information content for preselected data

A method and apparatus for blocking messages containing pre-selected data is described. In one embodiment, the method includes determining that a message transmitted to a recipient via a network includes pre-selected data. The pre-selected data contains information from at least one random row within the tabular structure of source data. The method further includes preventing an unauthorized transmission of the pre-selected data to the recipient.

Method and apparatus for handling messages containing pre-selected data

A method and apparatus for reporting policy violations in messages is described. In one embodiment, a violation is identified by detecting fragments in a message that match information from any one or more rows within a tabular structure of source data. The fragments that match this information are then specified as part of reporting the violation.

A redemption system for use with Low Authentication Promotion (LAP) programs. The redemption system includes a method for use with a network promotion system. The network promotion system provides awards to consumers for participation in promotion programs. The method performs steps of receiving award transaction information describing awards earned by consumers for participation in promotion programs, maintaining an award history database that contains the award transaction information, receiving a request from a consumer to redeem at least a portion of the awards earned by the consumer, and determining a level of consumer authentication required from the consumer to redeem the at least a portion of the awards, wherein the level of consumer authentication is determined from the award transaction information maintained in the award history database.

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Kevin T Rowney