US 11,709,953 B2
Systems and methods for executing data protection policies specific to a classified organizational structure
Andrey Kulaga, Moscow (RU); Stanislav Protasov, Singapore (SG); Serguei Beloussov, Costa del Sol (SG); and Nikolay Grebennikov, Sofia (BG)
Assigned to Acronis International GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Acronis International GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,101.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,432, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0397726 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/62 (2013.01) [G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 16/285 (2019.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for executing data protection policies specific to a classified organizational structure, the method comprising:
retrieving a plurality of data files of an organization, wherein the plurality of data files are stored in a data storage;
retrieving structural information of the organization, the structural information comprising details of user accounts, organizational roles, and file metadata within the organization;
classifying the structural information into an organization type of a plurality of organization types;
classifying each respective data file of the plurality of data files into a respective topic of a plurality of topics, wherein the plurality of topics are associated with the organization type;
generating and executing a data protection policy specific to the organization based on each respective topic of the plurality of data files and the organization type;
monitoring for a violation of the data protection policy; and
in response to detecting the violation of the data protection policy, transmitting a security alert to an administrator of the organization.