Inventors:
Craig William Fellenstein - Brookfield CT, US
Rick Allen Hamilton - Charlottesville VA, US
James Wesley Seaman - Falls Church VA, US
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H04L 9/32
US Classification:
726 22, 726 26, 713188, 714143, 714144
Abstract:
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are provided for securing transmitted text. Once text has been produced by an application, the potential exists for an unintended third party to obtain sensitive data transmitted over computer networks. However, a parsing function can then operate either on an individual computer or on a network to scan text at an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Layer 1 to assist in the prevention of sensitive data transmission. By utilizing the parsing function, text can be scanned for potentially sensitive data by using a variety of techniques, such as a learning algorithm. The sensitive data can then be verified by a user, bypassed, or autostripped.