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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Mcafee, Llc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Martin J. C. Pivetta, Luxemborg, BE;
Assignee:
McAfee, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1483 (2013.01); H04L 63/108 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Preventing anomalous connections includes detecting by a programmable device an attempt by a first device to connect to a second device, detecting a first connection anomaly responsive to characteristics of the first device and characteristics of one or more other devices, and prohibiting a connection between the first device and the second device responsive to detecting the first connection anomaly.