Benjamin David Peters

US Patent:

20200250316, Aug 6, 2020

Filed:

Aug 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/529987

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Steve Edwards - Brighton MI, US
Zack Hardie - Ypsilanti MI, US
Peter Jackson - Ann Arbor MI, US
Kyle Lady - Ann Arbor MI, US
Benjamin Peters - Pinckney MI, US
Art Sturdevant - Brighton MI, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/57
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

Presented herein are techniques for automatically generating information about risks associated with browser extensions used by browsers in an enterprise network for purposes of determining whether to whitelist a browser extension in response to a request from a user. A request to install a browser extension is obtained from a user device of a plurality of user devices associated with an organization, wherein the request comprises an extension identifier for the browser extension. A risk score is generated for the browser extension based on risk values for each of one or more permissions requested by the browser extension. The risk score is compared to a threshold value to determine whether the browser extension satisfies risk standards of the organization, and if so, the browser extension is automatically added to a whitelist of permitted extensions for future installation on the plurality of user devices.