Patents by Inventor Kevin Ziese

Kevin Ziese 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).

  • System and method for rules-driven multi-phase network vulnerability assessment
    Patent number: 6324656
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer implemented method for rules-driven multi-phase network vulnerability assessment is disclosed. The method comprises pinging devices on a network to discover devices with a connection to the network. Port scans are performed on the discovered devices and banners are collected. Information from the collected banners are stored as entries in a first database. Analysis is performed on the entries by comparing the entries with a rule set to determine potential vulnerabilities. The results of the analysis are stored in a second database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gleichauf, Steven Shanklin, Scott Waddell, Kevin Ziese