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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Scott Allen Carroll, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William Alton Fiveash, Austin, TX (US);
Gerald Francis Mcbrearty, Austin, TX (US);
Shawn Patrick Mullen, Buda, TX (US);
Johnny Meng-han Shieh, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Allen Carroll, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William Alton Fiveash, Austin, TX (US);
Gerald Francis McBrearty, Austin, TX (US);
Shawn Patrick Mullen, Buda, TX (US);
Johnny Meng-Han Shieh, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for monitoring and alerting remote client users of digital intrusions of their computers by host servers. In general, the present invention monitors actions taken by host servers relating to information about the remote client and displays graphical alerts when a digital intrusion or a breach of security occurs during a network connection, such as a connection to the Internet, with the host server. Specifically, the present invention monitors certain aspects of the remote client user s interaction with host servers. Based on certain interaction, such as an attempt by the host server to retrieve non-related information about the remote client, the remote client user can be provided with a graphical alert. This allows the remote client user to make an informed decision whether or not to allow certain host server sites to retrieve the client user s personal information.