IP Library Granted Patent US 10,616,275
Granted Patent B2
US 10,616,275 · App. 16/502,294 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Systems and methods for situational localization of AIDA

Inventor: Greg Kras (Dunedin, FL)
Assignee: KnowBe4, Inc.
H04L63/1483G06F30/20G06Q10/06314H04L63/1433
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Patent No.
US 10,616,275
App. No.
16/502,294
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for using for a simulated phishing campaign, information about one or more situations of a user determined from an electronic calendar of the user, A campaign controller may identify an electronic calendar of a user for which to direct a simulated phishing campaign, determine one or more situations of the user from information stored in the electronic calendar and select either a template from a plurality of templates or a starting action from a plurality of starting actions for the simulated phishing campaign based at least on the one or more situations of the user. The campaign controller may communicate to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least on the respective template or starting action.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

(a) identifying, by one or more processors, information in an electronic calendar of a user indicating one or more situations of the user;

(b) selecting, by the one or more processors using the information in the electronic calendar, a template from a plurality of templates for the simulated phishing campaign based at least on the one or more situations of the user; and

(c) communicating, by the one or more processors, to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least on the selected template.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising a location or a time zone of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user is scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

5. A method comprising:

(a) identifying, by one or more processors, information in an electronic calendar of a user indicating one or more situations of the user;

(b) selecting, by the one or more processors using the information in the electronic calendar, an action from a plurality of actions for the simulated phishing communication based at least on the one or more situations of the user; and

(c) communicating, by the one or more processors, to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least on the selected action.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprises a location or a time zone of the user.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprises the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein (a) further comprises determining, by the one or more processors, that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprises the user is scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors, coupled to memory and configured to:

identify information in an electronic calendar of a user indicating one or more situations of the user;

select, using the information in the electronic calendar, a template from a plurality of templates for the simulated phishing communication based at least on the one or more situations of the user; and

communicate to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least one of the selected template.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising a location or a time zone of the user.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user is scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select a type of simulated phishing communication, a content of or a timing of the simulated phishing communication based at least on the one or more situations of the user.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select a persona to use for the simulated phishing communication.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors, coupled to memory and configured to:

identify information in an electronic calendar of a user indicating one or more situations of the user;

select, using the information in the electronic calendar, an action from a plurality of actions for the simulated phishing communication based at least on the one or more situations of the user; and

communicate to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least one of the selected action.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising a location or a time zone of the user.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the information indicates the one or more situations of the user comprising the user is scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select a type of simulated phishing communication, a content of or a timing of the simulated phishing communication based at least on the one or more situations of the user.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select a persona to use for the simulated phishing communication.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME: 062627/0001 Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: BLUE OWL CREDIT INCOME CORP. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OWL ROCK CORE INCOME CORP.)
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 072108/0205 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME NO.: 056885/0889 Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 062625/0841 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CORE INCOME CORP., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062627/0001 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 056885/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: KRAS, GREG
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 049661/0611 →