US 12,437,266 B2
Network security tool
Andrew M. Wisdom, Mountain Top, PA (US); and David A. Casto, Mountain Top, PA (US)
Assigned to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ (US)
Filed by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,225.
Application 18/065,225 is a continuation of application No. 17/235,622, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,580,497.
Application 17/235,622 is a continuation of application No. 15/188,399, filed on Jun. 21, 2016, granted, now 11,010,717.
Prior Publication US 2023/0111139 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0635 (2023.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/10 (2013.01) [G06F 21/577 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store identifying information of a first user; and
a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the hardware processor configured to:
determine a first question to present to the first user, wherein the determined first question pertains to previous activity of the first user on a network;
determine an interval based on previous activity of the first user on the network, wherein the previous activity of the first user on the network does not indicate that the first user has engaged in activities on the network that are classified as undesirable;
upon determining that the determined interval has passed, communicate the first question to a device of the first user based on the stored identifying information of the first user;
receive, from the device of the first user, a response to the first question for the first user, wherein the response to the first question for the first user indicates that the first user has engaged in activities on the network that are classified as undesirable;
determine an adjusted interval for the first user based on the first user's response to the first question, wherein the adjusted interval for the first user is one of a random interval; and
subsequently communicate a second question to the device of the first user according to the adjusted interval determined for the first user.