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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Mcafee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan L. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Cedric Cochin, Portland, OR (US);
Aditya Kapoor, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to determine when a peripheral is connected to the electronic device, determine a peripheral identification for the peripheral, and monitor the data going to and from the peripheral. Based on the monitored data, a type for the peripheral can be determine. The peripheral identification can be compared with the determined type for the peripheral and if they do not match, then communication to and from the peripheral can be blocked.