Abstract: Sharing patient health information by performing at least the following: generating a temporal access key based on a detection of an event and one or more configuration policies associated with a patient, transferring the temporal access key after authenticating a medical personnel's computing system, and providing access to the patient's health information to the medical personnel's computing system after receiving the temporal access key from the medical personnel's computing system, wherein the one or more configuration policies control the type of health information the temporal access key exposes to the medical personnel's computing system and how the temporal access key expires.

Abstract: Techniques for allowing devices to obtain software updates are described. In one scenario, a device broadcasts request for updates to nearby devices of the same type, at least one of which responds indicating an available update. The device requesting the update broadcasts a request for the available update to nearby devices, at least one of which provides at least a portion of the update. In another scenario, a device broadcasts requests for update to nearby devices manufactured by the same manufacturer. At least one device may provide the update, responsive to a determination that the update is available. Alternately, responsive to a determination that the update is not available, the device receiving the broadcast may respond saying the update is not available, then attempt to update the update from an update server. Upon receiving a later broadcast, the device having the update may provide the update to the requesting device.

Abstract: Device users today are increasingly using multiple smart connected devices simultaneously in order to manage their online lives and increase their productivity. This makes it difficult for users to accurately gauge or feel confident about their overall online security and privacy levels, and it also increases potential attack avenues for malicious actors. Interconnections and relationships between such smart connected devices may also further increase and complicate the security implications of the user's multi-device connected world. The systems and methods disclosed herein provide a single reference point to users that allows them to evaluate the security and privacy aspects of their various online activities and multi-device ecosystem via a single Security and Privacy Score (SPS) value.

Abstract: An adapter is configured to sit between an external storage device and another device configured to read and write to the external storage device. The adapter encrypts data written to the external storage device and decrypts data read from the external device. The adapter determines whether to allow reading from or writing to the external storage device responsive to instructions received from an authenticating device.

Abstract: Assessing ransomware impact includes receiving an indication of a first plurality of files stored on a user device and a classification for each of the first plurality of files, determining a second plurality of files stored in a remote storage, wherein the second plurality of files corresponds to an indication of files stored on the user device at a first prior time, wherein each of the second plurality of files are associated with a second classification, determining a third plurality of files comprising files included in the first plurality of files and not included in the second plurality of files, and calculating a risk assessment based on classifications for each of the third plurality of files.

Abstract: Improving anti-malware scan performance may include detecting a performance issue on a computing device, presenting a user interface requesting user feedback regarding the performance issue, receiving user input related to the performance issue, determining, based on the user input, a targeted anti-malware scan, and performing the targeted anti-malware scan on the computing device.

Abstract: A privacy filter for an electronic display (e.g., of a mobile device) may be dynamically applied based on multiple factors. The application of the privacy filter may include determining that data to be displayed on the electronic display is of a private nature. If so, a location context is then determined based on whether the location of the electronic display is public and therefore someone other than the user of mobile device might view the electronic display. If the location is public, boundaries associated with an area of the electronic display where the private data is to be displayed may be detected so that a privacy filter may generated dynamically based on the data, the location context and the boundaries. The privacy filter is configured to restrict the viewing angle of the entire electronic display or of a sub-area of the electronic display within the determined boundaries.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a device uses a camera and an eye detection service to determine whether a user is looking at a display of the device during periods when the user is not actively interacting with the device. In response to a determination that the user is not looking at the display, the display is automatically powered off. In response to the user's resumption of looking at the display, the display may be automatically powered back on. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: There is disclosed in an example a computing apparatus, comprising: a network interface; a messaging application to communicate via the network interface; and one or more logic elements comprising a security layer, discrete from the messaging application, to: generate a message; secure the message; and send the message via the messaging application.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to receive a message, determine that at least a portion of the message includes sensitive data, obfuscate the portion of the message that includes sensitive data, and communicate the message to an electronic device, where the obfuscated portion of the message can be recognized and understood by a recipient associated with the electronic device. In an example, the obfuscated portion of the message can be recognized and understood by a user without the need of special software or hardware but cannot be readily analyzed by a text parsing bot. In some instances, the obfuscation is a human intelligence task element.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to receive registration data for a local network device, receive registration data for an electronic device, receive a request to pair the local network device and the electronic device, where the request to pair the devices includes a pairing code, and allow the pairing if the registration data for the local network device, the registration data for the electronic device, and the pairing code satisfies predetermined conditions.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a device uses a camera and an eye detection service to determine whether a user is looking at a display of the device during periods when the user is not actively interacting with the device. In response to a determination that the user is not looking at the display, the display is automatically powered off. In response to the user's resumption of looking at the display, the display may be automatically powered back on. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods for generating graphical user interfaces are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes determining device properties associated with a device executing an application and generating a concrete graphical user interface (CUI) based at least on the device properties and an abstract user interface (AUI) of the application. The method includes displaying the CUI on the device and determining a change in the device properties. In one embodiment, the method further includes generating, if necessary, a different CUI based at least on updated device properties and the same AUI of the application.