SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING CONTEXT TO PREVENT DATA LEAKAGE OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK

摘要

Systems and methods for adding context to prevent data leakage over a computer network are disclosed. Data is classified and contextual information of the data is determined. A transmission policy is determined in response to the classification and contextual information. The data is either transmitted or blocked in response to the classification and the contextual information

主权项

1. A system for preventing unauthorized transmission of data over a computer network, the system comprising:
a network gateway device in communication with the computer network, the network gateway device configured to receive data in transit between a source and a destination, wherein the network gateway device comprises:
a classification module configured to determine whether the data in transit includes prohibited content,a context information module configured to generate destination contextual information related to the destination of the received data, wherein the destination contextual information comprises a categorization of the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the destination, and wherein the categorization of the IP address of the destination is based at least in part on website content stored at the destination, anda transmission policy module configured to determine a transmission policy based on the determination of the classification module and the destination contextual information.