Prajakta P Bhurke

US Patent:

20200228566, Jul 16, 2020

Filed:

Mar 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/827065

Inventors:

- Cambridge MA, US
Sridhar Machiroutu - Fremont CA, US
Prajakta Bhurke - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 21/55
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

A technique to slow down or block creation of automated attack scripts uses a detector configured to discriminate whether particular attack-like activity is a true attack, or simply a hacker “testing” an automated attack script, and then permitting any such test script to continue working (attacking) the site, albeit on a limited basis. In this manner, the hacker receives an indication that his or her automated attack script is already working. Thereafter, when the detector later detects a launch of an actual attack based on or otherwise associated with the automated attack script (previously under test), the attack fails either because the script was not a working script in the first instance, or because information learned about the script is used to adjust the site as necessary to then prepare adequately for a true attack.