CPC H04L 63/1483 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 63/126 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of blocking communication requests in a computer network, the method comprising:
using a hardware processor to perform:
receiving a list of assets, each asset being associated with at least one computer network address on the computer network, the list of assets comprising a first asset associated with a first computer network address on the computer network;
generating, from the first computer network address, at least one modified address different from the first computer network address;
receiving, separately from the list of assets, a communication request comprising data indicative of a destination address; and
when the destination address is the same as a modified address in the at least one modified address, blocking the communication request.
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