Adaptive Security Based on Usage Activity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security measures for consumer devices like cell phones and tablets are inadequate as they rely solely on static passwords, failing to adapt to user behavior and context, thus offering insufficient protection against unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
Implementing adaptive security systems that analyze usage patterns and network activities to generate context-based security questions and authentication challenges, dynamically adjusting security levels based on user activities and device context, such as recent app usage or location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If static passwords are used for device security, then the security implementation is simple, but the security effectiveness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static password-based security into a dynamic authentication system that continuously adapts to user behavior patterns. The security challenge dynamically adjusts based on real-time analysis of usage activities, making the security mechanism responsive and adaptive rather than fixed and rigid.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where usage activities are continuously monitored, analyzed, and fed back into the security decision-making process. This feedback mechanism enables the security challenge to learn from user behavior patterns and adjust authentication requirements accordingly, improving security effectiveness over time.
2Reliability
If adaptive security analysis is implemented, then security effectiveness is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of usage activities in the background before authentication is needed. By pre-processing and storing behavioral patterns, the system reduces the computational burden during actual authentication events, enabling faster security decisions without sacrificing analysis depth.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a risk-based approach where full adaptive analysis is applied selectively based on threat assessment. For low-risk situations, simplified authentication is used, while high-risk scenarios trigger comprehensive adaptive security analysis, optimizing the balance between security and processing time.
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AI summary
A method includes receiving usage data associated with a user device. The usage data includes information based on at least one usage activity associated with one or more applications on the user device. The method may also include analyzing the usage data based on predetermined criteria and determining a security question and a corresponding answer based on the usage data. The security question and the corresponding answer are stored in an associated database. The method further includes providing the security question and the corresponding answer in response to a request for the security question and the corresponding answer. Access is provided to a system based on an input of the corresponding answer in response to the security question.