Web Page Tracking Element for Unauthorized Use Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unauthorized use of Web page code and content facilitates online fraud, such as phishing attacks, where malicious users create duplicate legitimate Web pages to steal sensitive information, and existing methods fail to effectively detect and prevent such misuse.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that embeds a tracking element within Web pages, which is monitored and checked every time it is requested, alerting authorized parties to unauthorized use, allowing for immediate detection and response to potential fraud.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If tracking elements are embedded in Web pages to detect unauthorized use, then detection capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the detection functionality into separate tracking elements that can be independently embedded in Web pages. Each tracking element operates autonomously to monitor unauthorized use, allowing the detection capability to be distributed across multiple components rather than requiring a monolithic complex system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces tracking elements as intermediary components between the Web page content and the detection system. These elements act as mediators that collect and report unauthorized use information without requiring direct integration of the entire Web page infrastructure into the detection system, thereby reducing overall complexity.
2Speed
If tracking elements are monitored every time they are requested, then response time is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring of tracking elements where detection checks are performed at regular intervals or triggered by specific events such as page requests. This periodic approach ensures timely detection of unauthorized use while avoiding continuous monitoring that would consume excessive energy resources.
3Reliability
If unauthorized use is detected immediately, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of tracking element requests by checking against authorized source lists before processing. This preliminary action filters out legitimate requests early in the process, allowing immediate detection of unauthorized use cases while minimizing processing time for the majority of legitimate traffic.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for discovering inappropriate and/or illegitimate use of Web page content, comprising: monitoring access to a first Web page by a user; comparing information from the first Web page to information from a second known legitimate Web page; and determining whether the first Web page is legitimate based on the compared information.