IP Library Granted Patent US 11,799,909
Granted Patent B2
US 11,799,909 · App. 17/696,435 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

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 11,799,909
App. No.
17/696,435
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
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 (29)

1. A method comprising

identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of electronic calendars of one or more users;

determining, by the one or more processors, a conflict between one or more situations in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and another one or more situations in another of the plurality of calendars;

identifying, by the one or more processors based at least on the determination of the conflict, a template for a simulated phishing communication; and

communicating, by the one or more processors, to a device of the user the simulated phishing communication generated using the template.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a work electronic calendar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a shared electronic calendar among a group of users.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a personal electronic calendar.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars is an electronic calendar associated with a plurality of email accounts of a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the one or more processors, the conflict between one or more situations of a user of the one or more users in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and one or more situations of the same user in another of the plurality of calendars.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the one or more processors, the conflict between one or more situations of a first user of the one or more users in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and one or more situations of a second user of the one or more users in another of the plurality of electronic calendars.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the one or more processors, the one or more situations from information stored in one or more electronic calendars of the plurality of electronic calendars.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying, by the one or more processors based at least on the determination of the conflict, a starting action for a simulated phishing campaign, the simulated phishing campaign comprising the simulated phishing communication.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more situations comprises the one or more users being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call, the one or more users traveling, the one or more users arriving at a location, the one or more users departing from a location or the or more users being in a location or a time zone.

11. A system comprising

one or more processors configured to:

identify a plurality of electronic calendars of one or more users;

determine a conflict between one or more situations in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and another one or more situations in another of the plurality of calendars;

identify, based at least on the determination of the conflict, a template for a simulated phishing communication; and

communicate to a device of the user the simulated phishing communication generated using the template.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a work electronic calendar.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a shared electronic calendar among a group of users.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars comprises a personal electronic calendar.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electronic calendars is an electronic calendar associated with a plurality of email accounts of a user.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the conflict between one or more situations of a user of the one or more users in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and one or more situations of the same user in another of the plurality of calendars.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the conflict between one or more situations of a first user of the one or more users in one of the plurality of electronic calendars and one or more situations of a second user of the one or more users in another of the plurality of electronic calendars.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the one or more situations from information stored in one or more electronic calendars of the plurality of electronic calendars.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify, based at least on the determination of the conflict, a starting action for a simulated phishing campaign, the simulated phishing campaign comprising the simulated phishing communication.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more situations comprises the one or more users being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call, the one or more users traveling, the one or more users arriving at a location, the one or more users departing from a location or the or more users being in a location or a time zone.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072337/0277 →
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 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CORE INCOME CORP., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062627/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: KRAS, GREG
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 059556/0269 →