Content Exposure Tracking via Precursor Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in effectively tracking and managing content exposure events across complex collaboration systems, where access management schemes and remote work environments make it difficult to determine who has access to shared content, and there is a need for systems that can process and analyze data from various sources to balance information sharing with data protection.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that identifies user-initiated precursors of anticipated exposure events, determines the content and users affected, and publishes this information before the event occurs, while monitoring follow-on exposure events across multiple communications platforms, utilizing an information handling system that collects, classifies, and analyzes data from internal and external sources to provide user analytics and exposure insights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex access management schemes are implemented to protect restricted data, then data security is improved, but it becomes difficult to determine how many people have potential access to content
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of user-initiated precursors and automatically determines particular content and users that would be exposed before the exposure event actually occurs. This proactive approach allows the system to publish results to users before sharing, enabling preventive action while maintaining security controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors communications platforms for follow-on exposure events and provides feedback about content exposure chain events. This continuous monitoring and feedback mechanism enables the system to track exposure across multiple platforms while maintaining security awareness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If information is shared across multiple collaboration systems and remote access points, then information accessibility is improved, but it becomes harder to know how content is being consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to monitor multiple communications platforms (email, social media, collaboration tools) simultaneously, providing universal exposure tracking across diverse information sharing channels. This multi-functional approach maintains accessibility while enabling comprehensive exposure visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary layer between users and multiple collaboration platforms, intercepting and analyzing exposure events across different systems. This mediator approach enables centralized tracking of content consumption across distributed platforms without restricting access.
3Productivity
If email threads are used for collaboration, then communication efficiency is improved, but people added later to discussions have access to prior comments and content creating security risks
Solution Approach 1:
The system identifies user-initiated precursors in email threads and determines potential exposure before it occurs. By publishing results to users before sharing, the system enables preventive action to restrict access to sensitive content in email discussions while maintaining communication efficiency.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a user-initiated precursor of an anticipated exposure event. The method also includes, in response to the identifying, automatically determining particular content that would be exposed if the exposure event were to occur. In addition, the method includes automatically determining one or more users to which the particular content would be exposed if the exposure event were to occur. Further, the method includes, before the exposure event occurs, publishing a result of the automatically determining to a user associated with the user-initiated precursor. Also, the method includes, in response to a detected occurrence of the exposure event, monitoring a plurality of communications platforms for follow-on exposure events in relation to the particular content which chain from the exposure event.