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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Palo Alto Networks (Israel Analytics) Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Erez Levy, Petach Tikva, IL;
Or Chechik, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Liav Zigelbaum, Holon, IL;
Eldar Aharoni, Holon, IL;
Assignee:
Palo Alto Networks Israel Services Ltd, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/565 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include protecting a computer system coupled to a storage device by detecting an executing process that performed a specific type of modification to a number of files stored on the storage device. A processor compares the detected number to a specified threshold and initiates, on the executing process, a preventive action in response to determining that the detected number exceeds the specified threshold.