Method of controlling access to network resources using information in electronic mail messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8069213
APP PUB NO 20100318623A1
SERIAL NO

12860076

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A method and apparatus for controlling access to network resources referenced in electronic mail messages comprises the computer-implemented steps of receiving an electronic mail message that comprises one or more hyperlinks; determining sender information that identifies a sender of the electronic mail message; creating and storing a record that associates the sender information with each of the one or more hyperlinks; receiving a request to access a specified hyperlink among the one or more hyperlinks; retrieving, based on the specified hyperlink, the record; retrieving, based on the sender information associated with the specified hyperlink, sender reputation information associated with the sender; determining, based on the sender reputation information, a particular action among a plurality of allowed actions; and issuing a network request to access the specified hyperlink only when the particular action is allowing user access to the specified hyperlink.

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IRONPORT SYSTEMS INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bloch, Eric San Mateo, US 8 970
Kennedy, Scot San Francisco, US 8 1756
Van, Zant Robert San Bruno, US 3 109

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