System and method of dynamic backup policy generation
A system and method of dynamic backup policy generation based upon a user's behavior is provided. The method may include detecting a user's usage pattern of files within a computing system based upon the user's backup or restore activities. In some embodiments, the backup system may identify the files that have been modified and calculate the percentage of modification away from a predetermined baseline or another previously stored version. The system may generate a list of the identified files along with these percentages to form the user's usage pattern. The method may further include generating a user's profile including files having high access rates in accordance with this usage pattern and adjusting a backup policy based upon the user's profile such that these files are backed-up more frequently. The backup policy may also be adjusted based upon a detected level of risk associated with the user.
1. A method for dynamically adjusting a backup policy comprising:
detecting a first group of files uploaded by a user from a first external source to a computing device;
monitoring the user's behavior to identify a first amount of time required for the user to delete a predetermined percentage of the first group of files from the computing device, wherein the first amount of time starts when the first group of files is uploaded to the computing device and ends when the user deletes the predetermined percentage of the first group of files from the computing device;
detecting a second group of files uploaded by the user from a second external source to the computing device;
monitoring the user's behavior to identify a second amount of time required for the user to delete the predetermined percentage of the second group of files from the computing device, wherein the second amount of time starts when the second group of files is uploaded to the computing device and ends when the user deletes the predetermined percentage of the second group of files from the computing device;
averaging the first and second amounts of time to determine an average amount time required for the user to delete the predetermined percentage of the first and second groups of files from the computing device; and
dynamically adjusting the backup policy for the computing device such that when files are uploaded to the computing device from an external source, a time greater than the average amount time required for the user to delete the predetermined percentage of the first and second groups of files from the computing device is avowed to pass before initiating a backup of the computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second groups of files are uploaded from the same external source.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second external sources is a mobile phone.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second external sources is a camera.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined percentage is 90%.
6. A method for dynamically adjusting a backup policy comprising:
identifying the presence of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on a computing device;
determining the initiation of a VPN session on the computing device;
classifying a user's activity during the VPN session as business related; and
dynamically adjusting the backup policy of the computing device such that files modified during the VPN session are backed up more frequently during the VPN session than files modified when the VPN session has not been instituted.