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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:

Abraham Zeev Rosen, Even Yehuda, IL;

Karl R. Ackerman, Topsfield, MA (US);

Daniel T. Cohen, Even Yehuda, IL;

Gali Kedar Ratson, Herzeliya, IL;

Inventors:

Abraham Zeev Rosen, Even Yehuda, IL;

Karl R. Ackerman, Topsfield, MA (US);

Daniel T. Cohen, Even Yehuda, IL;

Gali Kedar Ratson, Herzeliya, IL;

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A data recovery service protects against unauthorized use of a computer system. The service includes a data feed that contains data recovered from online repositories known to be used by malicious software or individuals, the recovered data identifying a compromised credential of an authorized user of the computer system. Based on this data, a protective action is automatically performed to limit or prevent use of the credential of the authorized user to access the computer system. Protective action may include disabling user account access privileges, etc.


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