Kaspersky Lab has filed a patent for a method of protecting cloud services to more effectively combat online threats. Patent number 8661547 issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office describes a technology that protects cloud services from false information that could be malicious.
The new patented system performs a series of tests before using any information uploaded from a device. The checks are initially performed on the server side to verify whether the specifications of the communication and data transfer protocols have been violated: an unusual sequence of actions or other anomalies when sending data may indicate an attempt by cybercriminals to interfere with the operation of the server. The security application on the user side now, in turn, analyzes the configuration of the user's device. The developer can also use other methods to confirm the legitimacy of the data sent.
Once the collected information is analyzed, the system decides what to do with the data it has received, according to ZDNet, which describes the patent. The system can use the data it has received to expand its database, or ignore it altogether, due to the risk of forgery. In addition, a new level of trust can be assigned to the device based on the results of the device check. Initially, this value is set to a very low value. This value is configured when the user's device communicates with the cloud service.
