Abstract: Improved watermarking techniques for text content are disclosed. An example methodology implementing the techniques includes selecting a sequence of text characters to form a watermark and representing at least one text character of the sequence of text characters by a code which, when inserted into text content, does not affect the appearance of the text content. The methodology also includes embedding the code which represents the at least one text character of the watermark into text content so that the code enables identification of the at least one text character upon extraction of the code from the text content.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining information of applications are described herein. A computing device may receive, from one or more client devices, data indicating application usage events. The computing device may determine, based on the data, popular applications that a target user regularly uses. The computing device may determine, based on the data, recommended applications that users similar to the target user regularly use. The computing device may determine, based on the popular applications and/or the recommended applications, a collection of applications for the target user. The collection of applications may be displayed on a user interface of a client device associated with the target user for expedited access of interested applications.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example methodology implementing the disclosed techniques includes, by a computing device, receiving an input from a user during an online meeting and generating a note comprising the input and a timestamp recording a point in time within the online meeting at which the note is generated. The method also includes, by the computing device, providing a user interface in which to display content of the online meeting and the note, the user interface including an annotation marker indicative of an availability of the note and, in response to a selection of the note in the user interface, adjusting a display of the content to a point in the content corresponding to the timestamp.

Abstract: Embodiments described include a computing device for generating risk scores of network entities. The computing device can include one or more processors configured to detect a plurality of risk indicators. Each of the risk indicators identify one of a plurality of activities of a network entity of an organization. The network entity includes a device, an application or a user in the organization's network. The one or more processors can generate a risk score of the network entity, by combining a risk value, an amplification factor and a dampening factor of each of the plurality of risk indicators, and adding an adjustment value for the plurality of risk indicators. The one or more processors can determine, using the generated risk score, a normalized risk score of the network entity. The one or more processors can initiate an action according to the normalized risk score.

Abstract: Techniques manage connection between a user device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a personal computer, a user workstation, etc.) and a peripheral device (e.g., an external mouse, a wireless keyboard, a wireless output device, other accessories, combinations thereof, etc.). Such techniques involve obtaining a current peripheral identifier from an operating system running on the user device, the current peripheral identifier identifying the peripheral device. Such techniques further involve, based on the current peripheral identifier, performing a peripheral recognition operation that attempts to recognize the peripheral device. Such techniques further involve, based on a result of the peripheral recognition operation, performing a peripheral access operation that determines whether the user device is allowed to connect with the peripheral device.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for displaying a service graph in association with a time of a detected anomaly. A device may store a plurality of snapshots of a service graph of a plurality of microservices. Each of the snapshots of the service graphs include metrics at a respective time increment from execution of each of the plurality of microservices. The device may detect an anomaly with operation of one or more microservices of the plurality of services. The device may identify a set of snapshots of the service graph within a predetermined time period of a time of the anomaly. The device may display each of the snapshots in the set of snapshots of in sequence corresponding to time increments within the predetermined time period of the time of the anomaly.

Abstract: Disclosed, among other things, is a computing system that may translate a first message, which is indicative of a first event of a remote application, into a format communicable over a control channel of a cellular network, and may send the first message to a client device over the control channel. Also disclosed is client device that may translate a second message, which is indicative an action to be taken with respect to the remote application, into a format communicable over the control channel, and may send the second message to the computing system over the control channel.

Abstract: A method may include establishing a transport layer session between a gateway appliance and at least one virtual delivery appliance, establishing a presentation layer session between the gateway appliance and the at least one virtual delivery appliance via the transport layer session, and establishing a connection lease exchange tunnel between the gateway appliance and the at least one virtual delivery appliance via the presentation layer session. The method further include receiving, at the at least one virtual delivery appliance, a connection lease from a client device via the gateway appliance through the connection lease exchange tunnel and validating the connection lease, and issuing a resource connection ticket at the at least one virtual delivery appliance to the client device through the connection lease exchange tunnel responsive to the validation.

Abstract: A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory, a network interface, and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the network interface. The at least one processor is configured to receive, via the network interface, a signed response to a challenge, verify the signed response using a public key associated with a mobile computing device, and log a user account associated with the public key into an application in response to verification of the signed response, thereby allowing access to the application.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for providing insights or metrics in connection with provisioning applications and/or desktop sessions to end-users. Network devices (e.g., appliances, intermediary devices, gateways, proxy devices or middle-boxes) can gather insights such as network-level statistics. Additional insights (e.g., metadata and metrics) associated with virtual applications and virtual desktops can be gathered to provide administrators with comprehensive end-to-end real-time and/or historical reports of performance and end-user experience (UX) insights. Insights relating to an application or desktop session can be used to determine and/or improve the overall health of the infrastructure of the session, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, the applications (e.g., remote desktop application) being delivered using the infrastructure, and/or the corresponding user experience.

Abstract: A stack-based conversation engine is provided. The conversation engine enables a voice or text based virtual assistant to create interactive, conversational experiences in an extensible manner. The conversation engine can be used to support a conversation between a user and a virtual assistant. The conversation engine can be configured to receive, from the virtual assistant, a fulfillment request specifying an intent from the virtual assistant; push an item onto a conversation stack stored, the item including an identifier of the intent; execute an action handler associated with the intent to generate instructions to manipulate the conversation stack; manipulate the conversation stack according to the instructions; and store the conversation stack for subsequent processing in support of the conversation.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing secure resume of sessions such as, for example, application sessions. An example methodology implementing the techniques includes receiving, by a computing device, a request to resume a session, the session being hosted on a remote computer system and accessible by the computing device to enable display of content of the session via the computing device. The method also includes initiating one or more actions on the remote computer system to prevent content of the session from being visible on the computing device in response to resumption of the session and resuming the session on the remote computer system such that the content of the session is hidden from view within a display of the computing device as a result of the initiation of the one or more actions.

Abstract: In some aspects, a method for using a transparent window to augment an application includes establishing a transparent window to be displayed in synchronization over a first window of an application on a client device. The content of the application in the first window is viewable through the transparent window. The method further includes detecting, by the transparent window, one or more encoded portions of content of the application being displayed in the first window, and displaying, by and in the transparent window, a decoded form of the one or more encoded portions of the content of the application displayed in the first window.

Abstract: A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to provide office safety controls. The at least one processor is further configured to perform computer vision analysis on an image of a shared resource to determine safety related conditions associated with the shared resource, the safety related conditions including a count of people using the shared resource and timing of the use of the shared resource, and update analytics associated with the shared resource based on the determined safety related conditions. The at least one processor is further configured to maintain a notification subscription associated with a user, the notification subscription including user specified safety parameters related to the shared resource, and generate a notification regarding the shared resource, the generation based on a comparison of the updated analytics and the user specified safety parameters.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for transferring a file. A sender device configured to transfer a file to a receiver device may send an identifier of the receiver device and a public key to a server via a first network. The sender device may receive, via the first network prior to disconnecting from the first network, a session token from the server. The session token and the public key may be sent to the receiver device via the first network. The sender device may detect, after receiving the session token, a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network established by the receiver device. The P2P wireless network may broadcast a service set identifier (SSID) with a network key encrypted using the public key. The sender device may connect, using the network key, to the P2P wireless network to transfer the file to the receiver device via the P2P wireless network.

Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling a state of electronic messaging applications are provided. A system detects a launch of a network application via an embedded browser. The network application is associated with a session identifier of a user. The system identifies one or more electronic messaging applications on a client device of the user. The system transmits, responsive to the launch of the network application associated with the session identifier, an instruction to one or more servers managing the one or more electronic messaging applications to control a state of the one or more electronic messaging applications.

Abstract: A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory, a user interface, and a processor coupled to the memory and the user interface. The at least one processor is configured to render, via the user interface, a first representation of the computer system and a second representation of a remote computer system distinct from the computer system; receive, via the user interface, input initiating a drag-and-drop operation of a digital resource provided by the remote computer system; detect entry of a cursor effectuating the drag-and-drop operation into the first representation; confine the cursor to a portion of the first representation; move a target proxy window to encompass the portion of the first representation; and free the cursor to continue effectuation of the drag-and-drop operation.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a first computing system, a first request from a first client device to download content. The method may further include receiving, by the first computing system from a second computing system, first information. The first information may be indicative of a first version of the content that the first client device is authorized to download and a source from which the first version of the content can be downloaded. The method may also include determining, by the first computing system and based at least in part on the first information, that the first version of the content is already present on the first computing system. The method may additionally include sending, from the first computing system to the first client device, the first version of the content or second information, the second information indicative of the first version of the content.

Abstract: A computer system includes a client device, and a server configured to monitor a status of a virtual computing session for failure, with the virtual computing session being accessed by the client device. The server redirects the client device to a backup virtual computing session based on failure of the virtual computing session, and updates a state of the backup virtual computing session to match a previous state of the virtual computing session prior to failure.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for configuring a device via an SDN controller. A connection can be established between an SDN controller and a device intermediary to a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers, in order to provision resources of the device for use by one or more applications of the SDN controller. A request can be received by the device from the SDN controller to define one or more configuration policies for an application communicating with the SDN controller. The configuration policies can configure the device to provide one or more functions of the device to the application communicating with the SDN controller. The request can be generated by the SDN controller and can include function definitions based on a device model installed on the SDN controller. The device model can corresponding to the device and can include device properties of the device and configuration parameters for each of the functions provided by the device.