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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing vulnerability of private data due to inadequate security measures, allowing nefarious actors to exploit and misuse personal information, especially as data becomes more valuable and sophisticated threats emerge.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for managing private data through an electronic service that analyzes connected systems, generates a private data score, and implements automatic remediation and notification to enhance security, utilizing machine learning to identify vulnerabilities and provide tailored advice.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If more private data is generated to facilitate the connected environment, then information sharing and connectivity are improved, but vulnerability to nefarious actors and data breaches increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation sharing capabilityVSAvoiddata breach vulnerability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring data practices, generating private data scores before breaches occur, and providing advance notifications about potential vulnerabilities. This allows individuals to take protective measures before nefarious actors can exploit their data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by providing private data scores and personalized notifications to individuals about their data security status. This feedback loop enables continuous improvement of data protection practices based on real-time security assessments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If security monitoring and analysis systems are implemented, then data protection capability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidsecurity system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically monitoring data practices, generating security scores, and providing personalized recommendations without requiring manual intervention. The automated nature of the system reduces operational complexity while maintaining high security standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs multiple functions within a single unified platform: monitoring data practices, analyzing security risks, generating private data scores, providing notifications, and offering remediation recommendations. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise be multiple separate systems into one cohesive solution.

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

3Speed

If automatic remediation events are implemented, then response time to data breaches is improved, but automation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreach response speedVSAvoidautomation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system prepares remediation actions in advance by continuously monitoring data practices and identifying potential vulnerabilities before they become breaches. This preliminary detection and preparation enables rapid response when actual breaches occur, reducing response time while keeping automation manageable through pre-established protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11861036B1Systems and methods for managing private information
Publication Date: 2024.01.02 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for measuring private information protection across a number of external services. A centralized private information protection service is coupled to external services, accesses data of these external services, aggregates the data and determines a private information protection scoring based upon the aggregated data.