Customer notification program alerting customer-specified network address of unauthorized access attempts to customer account

摘要

A network security system includes a server configured to receive an access request via a network from a remote computing device, a database storing customer account information accessible by the server, and memory accessible by the server and storing a customer notification program. When executed by the server, the program identifies the remote computing device by a device fingerprint and requesting location, determines whether the device fingerprint matches any authorized device fingerprints stored in the database and sends, responsive to a mismatch between the device fingerprint and the authorized device fingerprints, a notification of the request to a customer-specified address. The notification indicates the request, the identity of the remote computing device, and the requesting location. The program may resolve the request responsive to a reply to the notification from the customer-specified address.

主权项

1. A system for authorizing a request for remote access to customer account information, comprising:
a server configured to receive the request via a network from a remote computing device; a database storing the customer account information accessible by the server; and memory accessible by the server and storing a customer notification program which, when executed by the server, performs steps for
(a) identifying, responsive to the server receiving the request, the remote computing device fingerprint and by a requesting location;(b) determining whether the device fingerprint matches any of a number of device fingerprints previously authorized to access the customer account information;(c) sending, responsive to determining a mismatch between the device fingerprint and each of the previously authorized device fingerprints, a notification of the request to an address of a separate device specified by the customer, the notification indicating (i) the request, (ii) identity of the remote computing device, and (iii) the requesting location;(d) resolving the request responsive to a reply to the notification; and(e) if resolving the request responsive to a reply to the notification results in permitting authorized access to the customer account information by the remote computing device, storing the device fingerprint as a previously authorized device fingerprint and associating the device fingerprint with the customer account information.