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

Abstract

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 method, comprising:
 identifying, by a first computer, a data access attempt by a remote device, the data access attempt associated with a remote data sharing session wherein the remote data sharing session comprises sharing a desktop display of the first computer with the remote device; and   automatically preventing access to data associated with the identified data access attempt.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data includes a uniform resource locator. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data includes a document. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of identifying a data access attempt includes utilizing a plug-in to an application that is associated with the data access attempt. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of identifying a data access attempt includes utilizing a plug-in to an application that is used for remote data sharing. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the remote data sharing session is associated with a remote data sharing application. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the remote data sharing application is predetermined to be disallowed from accessing the data. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the remote data sharing application is predetermined to be disallowed from accessing the data, based on a user configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of identifying a data access attempt includes utilizing a client. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the act of identifying a data access attempt includes utilizing a plug-in to an application installed on the client. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of identifying a data access attempt includes utilizing a gateway. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising identifying a fingerprint of the data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising comparing the fingerprint of the data to a plurality of predetermined fingerprints. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of predetermined fingerprints include fingerprints of known confidential data. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of predetermined fingerprints are each associated with an application. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the act of automatically preventing access to the data includes preventing access to the data based on the comparison. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of automatically preventing access to the data includes preventing access to the data if it is determined that a fingerprint of the data matches a predetermined fingerprint. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act of automatically preventing access to the data includes preventing access to the data if it is determined that the data matches predetermined data. 
     
     
         20 . A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
 computer code for identifying a data access attempt by a remote device at a first computer, the data access attempt associated with a remote data sharing session wherein the remote data sharing session comprises sharing a desktop display of the first computer with the remote device; and   computer code for automatically preventing access to data associated with the identified data access attempt.   
     
     
         21 . A system, comprising:
 a memory; and   a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor adapted to execute program code stored in the memory to:
 identify a data access attempt by a remote device at a first computer, the data access attempt associated with a remote data sharing session, wherein the remote data sharing session comprises sharing a desktop display of the first computer with the remote device, and automatically prevent access to data associated with the identified data access attempt. 
   
     
     
         22 - 24 . (canceled)