US 11,997,136 B2
Systems and methods for security awareness using ad-based simulated phishing attacks
Greg Kras, Dunedin, FL (US); and Chris Cline, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Assigned to KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed by KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,412.
Application 17/982,412 is a continuation of application No. 17/388,924, filed on Jul. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,496,514.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/059,352, filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073430 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/1483 (2013.01) [G09B 19/0053 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, one or more sources providing advertisements;
analyzing, by the one or more processors, one or more structures of one or more advertisements provided by the one or more sources;
determining, by the one or more processors based at least on analyzing, one of code construction or content to use for an advertisement within an advertisement-based simulated phishing attack to prevent from being blocked by an advertisement blocker;
generating, by the one or more processors, an advertisement to use within the advertisement-based simulated phishing attack based at least on one of the code construction or the content;
generating, by the one or more processors, the advertisement-based simulated phishing attack to include the generated advertisement and
communicating, by the one or more processors the advertisement-based simulated phishing attack to one or more devices of one or more users.