Soft Lock Mechanism for Sensitive Data Control in IoT
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the growing 'Internet of Things' (IoT) environment, there is a lack of effective technical controls to prevent the leakage of sensitive data and information through ubiquitous connected devices, as users often remain unaware of the extent of their computing environments and the potential risks of data leakage.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes pre-activation registration, post-activation affirmative engagement, and monitoring of computing environments, utilizing a registration component and an application component to detect and control sensitive data through a soft lock mechanism, with optional artificial intelligence augmentation to manage and mitigate data leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If technical controls are implemented to prevent data leakage through IoT devices, then data security is improved, but device complexity and user awareness requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the computing environment into multiple monitorable components and devices, allowing individual tracking and control of each device's data access and transmission activities. This segmentation enables granular security control without requiring complete system-wide complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary monitoring system that acts as a mediator between IoT devices and sensitive data. This intermediary layer provides the necessary security controls without requiring direct complex integration with each individual device, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security
2Loss of information
If comprehensive monitoring of computing environments is implemented, then data leakage detection is improved, but loss of time and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-identifying and classifying sensitive data before monitoring activities begin. Sensitive data is pre-marked and registered in advance, allowing the monitoring system to quickly identify and track only relevant data flows without analyzing all data traffic, thereby reducing processing time and overhead
3Reliability
If user awareness of computing environment is increased, then security control is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that provide users with clear, actionable information about their computing environment and data activities. The system monitors and reports back to users about sensitive data access, device activities, and potential security risks in an understandable format, enabling informed security decisions without requiring users to manually manage complex technical controls
Data Source
AI summary
The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one or more aspects thereof, illustrates systems and methods for providing a technical control to a technically pervasive problem of inadvertent capture of items in a computing environment, returning control of what happens to such items in technical environments that have become widespread and intrusive. The innovation provides a system for users to control the types of items that pervasive computing environment elements may process without their express control and with technical countermeasures in a relatively unobtrusive manner.