Microsoft had 420 patents in cybersecurity during Q2 2024. Microsoft Corp’s patents in Q2 2024 include technologies such as a network proxy agent for enforcing content access policies, automatic selection of encrypted network connections based on latency predictions, a method for updating firmware in servers, detecting spoofed entities based on event complexity, and a service risk discovery system for cloud-based services. GlobalData’s report on Microsoft gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Microsoft had no grants in cybersecurity as a theme in Q2 2024.
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Application: Computer device and method for selective content isolation (Patent ID: US20240211587A1)
The patent filed by Microsoft describes a network proxy agent that operates within an isolated execution environment, while a non-isolated application instance, such as a web browser, runs outside of this environment. The network proxy agent acts as a proxy for network traffic to and from the application instance, routing it through the isolated execution environment. A content access policy is enforced within the isolated environment in relation to the network traffic, restricting or blocking content based on the policy. If content from a certain resource is restricted, replacement content is generated within the isolated environment and served to the non-isolated application instance.
The patent includes claims for a computer device configured to implement this network proxy agent system, detailing processes such as receiving content requests, determining content access policy restrictions, obtaining and generating replacement content, and outputting it to the application instance. The claims also cover scenarios where content requests are unrestricted, blocked, or where actions pertaining to the content are rejected based on session policies. Additionally, the patent describes the use of sandbox or virtual machine environments for isolation, the interaction between the network proxy agent and the application instance, and the retrieval of content access policies from a policy service using user authentication tokens.
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