System, method, and computer program product for preventing access to data with respect to a data access attempt associated with a remote data sharing session
View Patent ↗A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing access to data associated with a data access attempt. In use, a data access attempt associated with a remote data sharing session is identified. Further, access to the data is prevented.
1. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
detect an attempt to access a remote location;
determine whether the remote location is associated with a remote desktop sharing application; and
prevent the access to the remote location responsive to the determination.
2. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to prevent the access to the remote location responsive to the determination by:
preventing content associated with the remote location from being presented on the machine.
3. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to prevent the access to the remote location responsive to the determination by:
preventing an access request from being communicated to the remote location.
4. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to prevent access to the remote location responsive to the determination by:
presenting a notification that the access is prevented; and
receiving an input directing allowance of a request for the access.
5. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to prevent the access to the remote location responsive to the determination by:
comparing the remote location with a list of remote locations to which access is allowed; and
allowing the access to the remote location responsive to a match corresponding to the comparison of the remote location with the list of the remote locations.
6. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the machine to determine an association between the remote location and a remote desktop sharing application based on an automatic configuration.
7. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine whether remote desktop sharing is currently enabled based on whether a remote desktop sharing application is executing;
identify a fingerprint of data to which access is requested; and
determine whether to allow access to the data responsive to a match of the fingerprint with a predetermined fingerprint.
8. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine whether remote desktop sharing is currently enabled;
identify a fingerprint of data to which access is requested, the fingerprint of the data to be identified based on hashing of the data; and
determine whether to allow access to the data responsive to a match of the fingerprint with a predetermined fingerprint.
9. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine whether remote desktop sharing is currently enabled;
identify a fingerprint of data to which access is requested, the fingerprint of the data to be identified based on calculating a value of the data utilizing a predetermined algorithm; and
determine whether to allow access to the data responsive to a match of the fingerprint with a predetermined fingerprint.
10. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine whether remote desktop sharing is currently enabled;
identify a fingerprint of data to which access is requested; and
determine whether to allow access to the data responsive to a match of the fingerprint with a predetermined fingerprint based in a lookup of the fingerprint of the data in a database of predetermined fingerprints of data.
11. The machine-readable storage device or storage disk of claim 10 , wherein the database is stored remotely to the machine.
12. A machine-readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine whether remote desktop sharing is currently enabled;
identify a fingerprint of data to which access is requested;
determine whether to allow access to the data responsive to a match of the fingerprint with a predetermined fingerprint; and
close data already opened prior to enablement of a remote desktop sharing session.