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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Inventors:
Russell Humphries, Surrey, GB;
Gordon Sullivan, Uxbridge, GB;
Kenneth D. Ray, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony John Merry, Kessel-lo, BE;
Harald Schutz, Linz, AT;
Andreas Berger, Linz, AT;
Assignee:
Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0471 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/0891 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/0209 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04L 2463/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rules are applied at a network perimeter to outbound network communications that contain file attachments. The rules may, in a variety of circumstances, require wrapping of an outbound file from the endpoint in a portable encrypted container. The network perimeter may be enforced locally at the endpoint, or at any network device between the endpoint and a recipient.