Mobile risk assessment

摘要

A query is received from a particular endpoint device identifying a particular wireless access point encountered by the particular endpoint device. Pre-existing risk assessment data is identified for the identified particular wireless access point and query result data is sent to the particular endpoint device characterizing pre-assessed risk associated with the particular wireless access point. In some instances, the query result data is generated based on the pre-existing risk assessment data. In some instances, pre-existing risk assessment data can be the result of an earlier risk assessment carried-out at least in part by an endpoint device interfacing with and testing the particular wireless access point.

主权项

1. At least one non-transitory machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
receive, at an endpoint device, information to indicate one or more wireless access points for one or more wireless networks at a location; send, to a remote security server, information to identify at least a particular one of the one or more wireless access points; receive a request from the remote security server for the endpoint device to participate in a risk assessment of the particular wireless access point; attempt to communicate with a trusted endpoint over the particular wireless access point to assess the particular wireless access point; and determine whether data responsive to the attempt to communicate is consistent with data expected from the trusted endpoint; and report results of the attempt to communicate to the security server.