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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Mcafee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for securing data in a computer system provides the capability to secure information even when it leaves the boundaries of the organization using a data loss agent integrated with encryption software. A method for securing data in a computer system comprises detecting attempted connection or access to a data destination to which sensitive data may be written, determining an encryption status of the data destination, allowing the connection or access to the data destination when the data destination is encrypted, and taking action to secure the sensitive data when the data destination is not encrypted.