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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2021
Applicant:

Lookout, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

John G. Hering, San Francisco, CA (US);

Kevin Mahaffey, San Francisco, CA (US);

James Burgess, Alameda, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lookout, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2005.12); H04L 12/46 (2005.12); H04W 12/069 (2020.12); H04L 9/40 (2021.12); H04W 84/04 (2008.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4641 (2012.12); H04W 12/069 (2020.12); H04L 63/0272 (2012.12); H04W 84/045 (2012.12);
Abstract

The invention is a system and method for identifying, assessing, and responding to vulnerabilities on a mobile communication device. Information about the mobile communication device, such as its operating system, firmware version, or software configuration, is transmitted to a server for assessment. The server accesses a data storage storing information about vulnerabilities. Based on the received information, the server may identify those vulnerabilities affecting the mobile communication device, and may transmit a notification to remediate those vulnerabilities. The server may also transmit result information about the vulnerabilities affecting the mobile communication device. The server may also store the received information about the device, so that in the event the server learns of new vulnerabilities, it may continue to assess whether the device is affected, and may accordingly notify or remediate the device. The server may provide an interface for an administrator to manage the system and respond to security issues.


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