US Patent 8429751 Method and apparatus for phishing and leeching vulnerability detection

A system and method for protection of Web based applications are described. Anomalous traffic can be identified by comparing the traffic to a profile of acceptable user traffic when interacting with the application. Phishing and leeching are one type of anomalous traffic that is detected. The anomalous traffic, or security events, identified at the individual computer networks are communicated to a central security manager. Various responsive actions may be taken in response to detection of phishing or leeching.