System and method for handling data transfers
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for managing data transfers between a secure location and a less secure location. A data transfer checker operating on a mobile device determines whether an attempted data transfer between two locations is permitted. If it is not permitted, then the data transfer is prevented and the user may be notified of the data transfer prevention.
1. A method of handling data transfers on a device, comprising:
receiving, from an application that accesses data associated with a first location, a request to open a connection with a second location;
retrieving, from a data store on the device, one or more data transfer settings responsive to receiving the request;
wherein the one or more data transfer settings are indicative of a security-related policy for data transfers associated with the first location; and
determining whether to permit the request or not permit the request based upon the one or more data transfer settings.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first location comprises a server, wherein the second location comprises a server, and wherein the request is to open the connection via a network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application is a first application, wherein the second location comprises a second application, wherein the request is to open the connection for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) from the first application to the second application.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises using a level of security associated with the first location, and using a level of security associated with the second location.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the application running on the device to another application on the device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the device to another device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the one or more data transfer settings from a server via a wireless network.
8. A device, comprising:
a data store that stores a data transfer setting, wherein the data transfer setting is indicative of a security-related policy for data transfers associated with a first location; and
a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an application that accesses data associated with the first location, a request to open a connection with a second location;
retrieving, from the data store, the data transfer setting responsive to receiving the request; and
determining whether to permit the request or not permit the request based upon the data transfer setting.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first location comprises a server, wherein the second location comprises a server, and wherein the request is to open the connection via a network.
10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the application is a first application, wherein the second location comprises a second application, wherein the request is to open the connection for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) from the first application to the second application.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the determining comprises using a level of security associated with the first location, and using a level of security associated with the second location.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the application running on the device to another application on the device.
13. The device of claim 8 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the device to another device.
14. The device of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
receiving the data transfer setting from a server via a wireless network; and
storing the data transfer setting in the data store.
15. A computer storage device encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a communication device cause the communication device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an application that accesses data associated with a first location, a request to open a connection with a second location;
retrieving, in response to receiving the request, one or more data transfer settings, which are indicative of a security-related policy for data transfers associated with the first location; and
determining whether to permit the request or not permit the request based upon the one or more data transfer settings.
16. The computer storage device of claim 15 , wherein the first location comprises a server, wherein the second location comprises a server, and wherein the request is to open the connection via a network.
17. The computer storage device of claim 15 , wherein the application is a first application, wherein the second location comprises a second application, wherein the request is to open the connection for Inter-Process Communication (IPC) from the first application to the second application.
18. The computer storage device of claim 15 , wherein the determining comprises using a level of security associated with the first location, and using a level of security associated with the second location.
19. The computer storage device of claim 15 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the application running on the communication device to another application on the communication device.
20. The computer storage device of claim 15 , wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a request to transfer data from the communication device to another communication device.
21. The computer storage device of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
receiving the one or more data transfer settings from a server via a wireless network.