| US 7,506,799 B2 | ||
| Method for the monitoring of system security in electronic devices | ||
| Niall O'Donoghue, Narva (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/903,251. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0026676 A1, Feb. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—375 [235/380] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
detecting a user interface action in said electronic device;
initiating a security monitoring application in said electronic device in response to said user interface action;
gathering security information on at least a first application process among at least one application process executing in
said electronic device to said security monitoring application, said security information comprising identification of a remote
party with which said first application process is communicating, a port number or a protocol name for the protocol used by
said first application process and a name of at least one file open in said first application process;
forming a security information list using said security information, said security information list comprising an entry for
said first application process, said entry comprising a name of said first application process, said identification of said
remote party, said port number or said protocol name and said name of the at least one file; and
presenting said security information list on a display in said electronic device.
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