Duck Creek Technologies has been granted a patent for systems and methods that use secured groups for simulated phishing campaigns to protect user data based on criteria classes. The technology identifies users, determines protected data, and obfuscates it based on the criteria met. GlobalData’s report on Duck Creek Technologies gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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Obfuscating user data in simulated phishing campaigns

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: Duck Creek Technologies Inc

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11943253B2) discloses a method and system for protecting user data by obfuscating it based on certain criteria. The method involves identifying users from a group based on specific criteria, determining if their data needs protection, and obfuscating the data while displaying it. The criteria can include a time range, with options for start time, end time, earliest time, or latest time. Additionally, the group can identify users as members at the time of query execution, and the obfuscation can be based on a protected criteria class of the user data.

Furthermore, the patent also covers scenarios where user data protection is based on the number of times an event has occurred or not occurred. This event could involve a user passing or failing a simulated phishing attack, involvement in a training campaign, or interaction with a simulated phishing communication. The system described in the patent includes servers with processors and memory that can carry out the identification of users, determine data protection needs, and obfuscate the data accordingly. The system can also be configured to handle different events and criteria for user data protection, ensuring a comprehensive approach to safeguarding sensitive information.

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