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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Mcci Corporation, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Terrill M. Moore, Trumansburg, NY (US);
John I. Garney, Portland, OR (US);
Salvatore Gregory Scaffidi, Jr., Leander, TX (US);
Christopher Jay Yokum, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
MCCI Corporation, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/572 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01);
Abstract
Security arrangements for a universal serial bus (USB) protocol stack of a USB host system are provided. The security arrangements prevent an unauthorized or suspicious USB device from communicating with the host system, detect suspicious activity originating from a device which is already communicating with the host system and may provide notification to a user.