New Patent Protects Company’s Industry Lead in Securing Enterprise Data; Marks Its Fourth Patent Within the Past Quarter
Concentric AI, a leader in data security innovation, has announced the achievement of its fifth patent, reinforcing the company’s commitment to pioneering advancements in data security. This new patent further cements Concentric AI’s position as a frontrunner in optimizing user security groups and managing data access permissions to mitigate risks effectively.
The newly granted patent, titled “Methods and Systems for Optimizing Grouping for Enhanced Access Control and Risk Mitigation in an Enterprise,” safeguards the company’s proprietary Semantic Intelligence™ data security governance platform. This recognition highlights Concentric AI’s innovative approach to securing sensitive data through the strategic optimization of user security groups, significantly reducing risks associated with enterprise access governance and security management.
Security groups play a critical role in safeguarding sensitive data within organizations by granting necessary access permissions to group members. However, as businesses grow, the proliferation of security groups can make access management increasingly complex, increasing the potential for security vulnerabilities. Concentric AI addresses this challenge by analyzing existing security groups, memberships, and permissions to detect redundancy, obsolescence, or overly permissive groups. The technology can also suggest new, optimized security group configurations without disrupting business operations.
This recent patent follows a series of innovative recognitions for Concentric AI, including patents for “Methods and Systems for Identifying Anomalous Users Exhibiting Overreaching Access Permissions to Data Objects,” “Methods and Systems for Clustering Documents based on Semantic Similarity,” and “Method and Electronic Device for Managing Sensitive Data based on Semantic Categorization.” These achievements underscore the company’s leadership in addressing real-world data security challenges.
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“This latest patent – one of five awarded to Concentric AI – addresses a critical data security challenge: managing excessive security groups and permissions,” said Karthik Krishnan, Concentric AI Founder and CEO. “The unchecked accumulation of security groups and redundant permissions can introduce significant risks. Our patented technology helps organizations streamline access controls, optimize security group configurations, and strengthen their overall security posture.”
As security groups are often formed on an ad hoc basis, many lack routine validation or periodic review. Over time, this can lead to users gaining access beyond what their roles require, increasing vulnerability to malicious exploitation, unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. Concentric AI’s patent tackles this issue head-on by facilitating efficient access control while maintaining operational continuity.
Furthermore, modifying security groups can disrupt business processes if not done thoughtfully. Removing users from essential groups or eliminating necessary group configurations may inadvertently hinder employees’ ability to perform their duties. Acknowledging this challenge, Concentric AI’s Semantic Intelligence solution intelligently optimizes data security governance, identifying both structured and unstructured data across cloud and on-premises environments. The AI-driven technology automatically classifies data, detects risks related to over-permissive access or inappropriate sharing, and initiates security actions autonomously or in collaboration with existing security frameworks.
With this patent, Concentric AI reaffirms its dedication to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower enterprises to protect sensitive data efficiently and securely, even as data environments become more complex and dynamic.