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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Eric R Kern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert Furda, Bratislava, SK;
MD Kamrul Hasan, Romansville, PA (US);
Mahesh Bharadwaj, Melbourne, AU;
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
A method and computer program product to reduce users from falling victim of ransomware is disclosed. The method includes periodically administering, by a processor, a security awareness test to a user and generating a security awareness score based on user performance. The security awareness test assesses knowledge of the user with respect to ransomware and cybersecurity protocols of a computer system. The method includes monitoring compliance of the user with the ransomware and cybersecurity protocols and updating the security awareness score in response to changes to the performance and/or compliance. The updated security awareness score is embedded into a security chip of a hardware device of the computer system.