| 发明名称 | Securing email communications | ||
| 摘要 | Methods and systems are provided for securing email communications. According to one embodiment, a network device receives an outbound email originated by a computing device of an internal network and directed to a target recipient. It is determined whether a domain name of the target recipient is present in a global doppelganger database. When the domain name is determined to be present in the global doppelganger database, transmission of the outbound email to the target recipient is prevented if the domain name is an unacceptable domain name and transmission of the outbound email to the target recipient is permitted if the domain name is an acceptable domain name. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9130989(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.09.08 |
| 申请号 | US201414558939 | 申请日期 | 2014.12.03 |
| 申请人 | Fortinet, Inc. | 发明人 | Windsor Carl M.;Cheng Jiandong |
| 分类号 | H04L29/06;G06F17/30;H04L12/58 | 主分类号 | H04L29/06 |
| 代理机构 | Hamilton, DeSanctis & Cha LLP | 代理人 | Hamilton, DeSanctis & Cha LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A method for securing electronic mail (email) communications comprising: receiving, by a network device, an outbound email originated by a computing device of an internal network and directed to a target recipient; determining, by the network device, whether a domain name of the target recipient is present in a global doppelganger database; when the domain name is determined to be present in the global doppelganger database, preventing transmission of the outbound email to the target recipient if the domain name is an unacceptable domain name and transmitting the outbound email to the target recipient if the domain name is an acceptable domain name. | ||
| 地址 | Sunnyvale CA US | ||