Data Package Header Validation for Fast Threat Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The transmission of data packages between sending and receiving devices is resource-intensive and time-consuming, often leading to user frustration due to increased processing times, and existing security checks are inefficient in detecting unexpected intermediary transmissions and malicious content.
Innovation Solution
A framework utilizing classifiers to analyze header data, including a transmission chain, to quickly detect and correct any breaks or gaps in the transmission chain, and apply handling actions based on the validity characteristic of the data package, such as notification or quarantine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive security checks and analysis of data package properties are performed, then security and threat detection are improved, but processing time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the security analysis process into multiple stages: initial header validation, transmission chain verification, and detailed property analysis. By dividing the comprehensive security check into hierarchical levels, the system performs essential validation quickly while reserving more intensive analysis for suspicious packages, thus improving security without proportionally increasing processing time for all packages.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing header validation and transmission chain analysis before conducting full security scans. These preliminary checks quickly identify obviously malicious or erroneous packages, allowing the system to reject them without performing resource-intensive comprehensive analysis, thereby reducing overall processing time while maintaining security effectiveness.
2Measurement precision
If detailed analysis of data package properties is performed, then threat detection accuracy is improved, but user frustration increases due to increased processing times
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic processing where the depth of analysis adapts based on initial assessment results. Packages that pass preliminary header validation undergo standard processing, while those triggering alerts receive enhanced scrutiny. This dynamic approach maintains high threat detection accuracy for suspicious packages while ensuring smooth, fast processing for legitimate user communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by concentrating detailed analysis resources only on specific portions of data packages that exhibit suspicious characteristics. Instead of uniformly analyzing all packages at maximum depth, the system focuses intensive scrutiny locally on header anomalies, transmission chain irregularities, and payload suspiciousness, achieving high detection accuracy where needed while maintaining overall system speed.
3Reliability
If validation of transmission chain is performed to detect unexpected intermediary transmissions, then security is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the transmission chain validation from the main processing flow and implements it as a separate, dedicated verification module. This extracted validation process independently checks header data against known transmission paths and intermediary nodes, then feeds results back to the main flow. This separation reduces processing complexity by isolating the complex validation logic from the primary data handling pathways.
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AI summary
A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for classifying a data package received by a recipient, using a framework. The framework comprises at least one classifier, and a processing component for processing the received data package using the at least one classifier. The classifier is configured to obtain header data of the received data package, where the header data comprises at least a transmission chain from a sender of the data package to the recipient of the data package. A validity characteristic of the header data is determined, wherein determining the validity characteristic comprises analysing the transmission chain. The recipient of the data package is notified of the validity characteristic of the header data.