Title:
EMAIL CONTROL DEVICE, EMAIL CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/110709
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In order to prevent damage caused by a scam that takes advantage of the function for updating an authorized user's personal information in an information system, this email control device 1 is provided with a detection unit 3, a suspension unit 4, and a confirmation unit 5. The detection unit 3 detects, as secret email, an email which contains authentication-related information concerning information that is transmitted from an information system to be protected, and that is used in an authentication process in the information system. The suspension unit 4 monitors transmitted email for a predetermined monitoring period following the detection of secret email, and upon detection of an email containing the authentication-related information, suspends transmission of the detected email. The confirmation unit 5 submits, to the transmission source of the suspended email, a message for confirming whether or not transmission of the suspended email is required.
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Inventors:
CHICHIBU SHINJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/087711
Publication Date:
June 29, 2017
Filing Date:
December 19, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NEC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
G06F13/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010050192A1 | 2010-05-06 |
Foreign References:
| JP2014225129A | 2014-12-04 | |||
| JP2009251636A | 2009-10-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIMOSAKA Naoki (JP)
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