Enterprise Messaging Platform with Compliance Engine

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Solution Overview

Problem

Companies face challenges in securing electronic communications for their mobile workforce, as existing solutions are cumbersome, susceptible to interception, and fail to comply with regulatory obligations for protecting consumer information.

Innovation Solution

A secure messaging platform that encrypts messages using a digital security bubble, integrates with existing enterprise systems, verifies user identities, and includes a compliance engine to ensure messages adhere to corporate policies and regulations, blocking non-compliant messages and storing compliant ones for retention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If digital certificates or keys are used for securing communications, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to tedious management

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic key management, certificate validation, and security operations without requiring manual user intervention. The server automatically manages cryptographic keys and certificates, eliminating the need for users to manually handle complex security credentials while maintaining strong security protections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If existing security approaches are implemented, then security is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to susceptibility to interception and attacks

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidinterception susceptibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A server acts as a trusted intermediary that manages cryptographic keys and certificates between communicating parties. This intermediary validates identities, facilitates secure key exchange, and ensures that communications are protected against interception and man-in-the-middle attacks through centralized security management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Security credentials, cryptographic keys, and certificates are pre-configured and validated before communications occur. The system performs preliminary security setup, including key generation, certificate issuance, and authentication validation, so that when communications occur, security protections are already in place and cannot be easily compromised.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If consumer grade tools are used for communications, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to failure to meet regulatory obligations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidcompliance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides a unified messaging platform that combines the ease of use of consumer-grade tools with enterprise-grade security and compliance features. It delivers encrypted communications, automated compliance monitoring, and regulatory reporting capabilities within a single user-friendly interface, eliminating the need to choose between simplicity and compliance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors communications for compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate policies. It provides real-time feedback on compliance status, automatically flags non-compliant messages, and generates reports for regulatory authorities, ensuring ongoing adherence to obligations while maintaining ease of communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11330003B1Enterprise messaging platform
Publication Date: 2022.05.10 WICKR INC
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AI summary

A secure messaging platform for an enterprise environment is disclosed. The secure messaging platform enables users to exchange encrypted communications. Further, the secure messaging platform allows enterprise platforms to review the encrypted communications to ensure that they comply with company policies. Messages that comply with company policies may be provided to their intended recipients, while messages that fail to comply with company policies are not provided to their intended recipients. Additionally, the encrypted communications may be retained for a predetermined time.