Abstract: An automated contact tracing system for anonymously identifying contacts between users includes at least a tracing server; and more than one mobile device or wearable of a user comprising means for short-range proximity communication and means for carrying out a computer program for generating Encounter-Tokens, when one user spent a pre-defined amount of time in a pre-defined proximity range of another user.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for authenticating joint friends of users of wireless devices. An authenticating authority delivers a token to a wireless device for each party identified as a friend of a user of the wireless device, such as through relationships in an online social network. Two wireless devices can use information relating to the tokens to determine information relating to joint friends of the users of the devices, such as the identities of joint friends or simply the numbers of joint friends. Tokens can be further refined to allow for analysis that provides information relating to the degree of intimacy of the relationship between a user and a party identified as a friend.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for authenticating joint friends of users of wireless devices. An authenticating authority delivers a token to a wireless device for each party identified as a friend of a user of the wireless device, such as through relationships in an online social network. Two wireless devices can use information relating to the tokens to determine information relating to joint friends of the users of the devices, such as the identities of joint friends or simply the numbers of joint friends. Tokens can be further refined to allow for analysis that provides information relating to the degree of intimacy of the relationship between a user and a party identified as a friend.

Abstract: Apparatus including functionality configured to monitor said apparatus for security attacks; and a reporter configured to send data to a security node, wherein the data sent to said security node is dependent on a security level of said apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for compressing a log record information provided e.g. to a monitoring system. Frequent patterns in the log information are detected and, then, redundant frequent patterns whose value or record combination is a subset of a value or record combination of another one of said detected frequent patterns are removed. Accordingly, a general method is provided which can be applied to all event logs arising from communication networks or other monitoring systems. The detection of frequent patterns is only based on value or record combinations and is thus independent of the specific application. On the other hand, the size of the stored log files can be decreased remarkably while remaining readable for human beings.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring the behavior of at least one observable object, e.g. a network element, of a network, wherein at least one parameter of the observable object is repeatedly detected. An actually detected parameter is input to a learning process and to an analyzing process, wherein the learning process forms a reference, based on at least two detected parameter values, for describing the behavior of the observable object. The analyzing process compares the input parameter and the reference for detecting an anomal behavior. The parameter preferably is a vector which includes several values describing properties or functioning of the observable object, and is formed based on events and/or reports from the object.

Abstract: Apparatus including functionality configured to monitor said apparatus for security attacks; and a reporter configured to send data to a security node, wherein the data sent to said security node is dependent on a security level of said apparatus.

Abstract: A method for improving application security in computing devices. The method comprises monitoring access requests between application and resources, building intrusion profiles based on monitoring observations, storing said profiles in a data repository, detecting application acts when applications are used, comparing acts to said profiles and based on comparison result performing a security action. Furthermore, suitable hardware and software implementations are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system for parsing textual report data found in free-text fields is disclosed. The textual report data may be included in log files that document a systems operation. A message template is created from reports or log data and used to automate the parsing of these variable data fields.

Abstract: In a computerized system, a frequent pattern is provided from patterns of data. A first checksum is then assigned for the frequent pattern. Upon an occurrence of the frequent pattern in data, a second checksum is computed based on information regarding the first checksum and information regarding the occurrence of the frequent pattern in the data.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method, a system and a computer program for storing data on a database in a manner that the integrity and authenticity of the database can be verified later. According to the invention a data record is signed with a checksum that is computed from the previous checksum, the data record to be stored and a storage key.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for compressing a log record information provided e.g. to a monitoring system. Frequent patterns in the log information are detected and, then, redundant frequent patterns whose value or record combination is a subset of a value or record combination of another one of said detected frequent patterns are removed. Accordingly, a general method is provided which can be applied to all event logs arising from communication net-works or other monitoring systems. The detection of frequent patterns is only based on value or record combinations and is thus independent of the specific application. On the other hand, the size of the stored log files can be decreased remarkably while remaining readable for human beings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring the behaviour of at least one observable object, e.g. a network element, of a network, wherein at least one parameter of the observable object is repeatedly detected. An actually detected parameter is input to a learning process and to an analyzing process, wherein the learning process forms a reference, based on at least two detected parameter values, for describing the behaviour of the observable object. The analyzing process compares the input parameter and the reference for detecting an anomal behaviour.