Patents by Inventor Edward James Norris

Edward James Norris has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for testing denial of service attacks
    Patent number: 8793360
    Abstract: A system (130) for monitoring a denial of service attack upon a target network resource includes a memory (210) and a processor (205). The memory (210) stores instructions. The processor (205) executes the instructions in the memory (210) to receive one of a plurality of denial of service attack profiles, each profile identifying the target network resource and to execute a denial of service attack against the target network resource in accordance with the received profile. The processor (205) further executes the instructions in the memory (210) to scan one or more ports of the target network resource to determine an effect of the executed denial of service attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Belgard, Edward James Norris, David Kenneth Dumas
  • Systems and methods for detecting a network sniffer
    Patent number: 8087083
    Abstract: A device (110) records traffic in a communications network. The device (110) monitors traffic received by the device (110) and determines whether the received traffic is unexpected. The device (110) records the traffic when the traffic is determined to be unexpected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Edward James Norris
  • Systems and methods for wireless access point detection
    Patent number: 7813354
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting a wireless access device on a network. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving from the network a packet with an address; comparing the address with one or more registered addresses; determining the operating system associated with the address, when the comparing results in a match between the address and at least one of the registered addresses; comparing the determined operating system with one or more stored operating systems, such that at least one of the stored operating systems correspond to the wireless access device; and indicating that the received packet corresponds to the wireless access device when the determined operating system matches at least one of the stored operating systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Edward James Norris
  • Detection of softswitch attacks
    Patent number: 7412722
    Abstract: A security system (150) in a network includes a softswitch (440) and a detection unit (420). The detection unit (420) detects activity directed to the softswitch (440) and records the detected activity. In another implementation, a method for configuring a security device (150) for use in a network includes installing a detection unit (420) to monitor and record traffic directed to the security device (150), installing a deceptive operating system (430), installing a softswitch (440), and configuring the deceptive operating system (430) and softswitch (440) to mirror settings used in an active softswitch (140) in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Edward James Norris, David Kenneth Dumas