Method to secure protected content on a mobile device

Abstract

A method and device for securing data accessed by a mobile device. The mobile device detects a request to record content displayed on a display of the mobile device. A determination is then made regarding whether the content that was displayed on the screen when the request to record was received is protected content. If the displayed content was protected, then a third party is notified that a security breach has been detected. A remedial action is also performed regarding the security breach.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile device configured to prevent electronic data from being compromised, the mobile device comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable memory;   a network interface;   a display configured to display protected content and non-protected content; and   a processor configured to:
 access protected content; 
 detect a security breach by:
 receiving a request to record content currently displayed on the display; 
 detecting the content displayed on the display when the request to record currently displayed content was received; and 
 determining that the content displayed on the display when the request was received is the protected content; and 
 
 if a security breach is detected:
 notify a third party via the network interface that the security breach occurred; and 
 perform a remedial action. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the content is determined to be protected content if an application executed by the processor and generating the content being displayed is flagged as a protected application. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that the content displayed on the display when the request was received is the protected content by:
 notifying an application generating the content being displayed that the request to record content was received; and   receiving from the application an indication that the content being displayed is the protected content.   
     
     
         4 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the notification that the security breach occurred includes information identifying at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile device of  claim 4 , wherein the identifying information includes at least one of a username, a geo-location of the device, a device identifier, or an image captured by a camera of the mobile device after the request to record was received. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the notification to the third party includes multiple notifications sent to different network locations. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the notification that the security breach occurred includes a record of the content displayed on the display when the request was received. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the remedial action comprises at least one of deleting data stored on the mobile device, capturing an image of a user of the mobile device when the request to capture a screen shot was received, disabling the mobile device, or disabling login credentials used to access the protected content. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor performs the remedial action after receiving a request via the network interface to perform the remedial action. 
     
     
         10 . A method to prevent data viewed on a mobile device from being compromised, the method comprising:
 receiving a request to record content currently displayed on a display of the mobile device;   detecting the content displayed on the display when the request to record currently displayed content was received;   determining if the content displayed on the display when the request was received is the protected content;   if the content displayed when the request was received is the protected content:
 notify a third party via a network interface of the mobile device that the security breach occurred; and 
 perform a remedial action. 
   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the content is determined to be protected content if an application generating the content being displayed is flagged as a protected application. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the content displayed on the display when the request was received is determined to be the protected content by:
 notifying an application generating the content being displayed that the request to record content was received; and   receiving from the application an indication that the content being displayed is the protected content.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the notification that the security breach occurred includes information identifying at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the identifying information includes at least one of a username, a geo-location of the device, a device identifier, or an image captured by a camera of the mobile device after the request to record was received. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the notification that the security breach occurred includes a record of the content displayed on the display when the request was received. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the remedial action comprises at least one of deleting data stored on the mobile device, capturing an image of a user of the mobile device when the request to capture a screen shot was received, disabling the mobile device, or disabling login credentials used to access the protected content. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the remedial action is performed after receiving a request to perform the remedial action. 
     
     
         18 . A system configured to prevent data viewed on a mobile device from being compromised, the system including:
 the mobile device comprising:
 a non-transitory computer readable memory, a network interface, and 
   a display; and
 a processor configured to:
 access protected content; 
 detect a security breach by:
 receiving a request to record content currently displayed on the display; 
 detecting the content displayed on the display when the request to record currently displayed content was received; and 
 determining that the content displayed on the display when the request was received is the protected content; and 
 
 if a security breach is detected, sending a notification to a third party computer via the network interface, wherein the notification indicates that the security breach occurred; and 
 
   the third party computer comprising:
 a communication interface configured to communicate with the network interface of the mobile device and receive the notification from the mobile device; 
 a processor configured to:
 receive the notification from the communication interface, wherein the notification includes information regarding the protected content displayed on the display when the request was received and a user of the mobile device; 
 determine the nature of the protected content displayed on the display when the request was received; 
 based on the nature of the protected content and the user of the mobile device, determine a remedial action to perform; 
 send an indication of the remedial action to perform to the mobile device; 
 
   wherein the processor of the mobile device is further configured to perform the remedial action indicated by the third party computer.