Patents by Inventor Robert David Zobel

Robert David Zobel 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).

  • Method and system for configuring and scheduling security audits of a computer network
    Patent number: 7712138
    Abstract: Managing the selection and scheduling of security audits run on a computing network. The computer network is surveyed by a security audit system to determine the function and relative importance of the elements in the network. Based on function and priority, a more thorough type of security audit is selected to run against each of the network elements by the security audit system. The security audit can also be automatically scheduled based on the information gathered from the survey. Once the system runs the security audit, a vulnerability assessment can be calculated for each element in the network. The vulnerability assessment can be presented in a format that facilitates interpretation and response by someone operating the system. The vulnerability assessment can also be used to configure and schedule future security audits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert David Zobel, Timothy David Dodd, Sharon A. Millar, David Gerald Nesfeder, Jr., Christopher S. Singer
  • Method and system for configuring and scheduling security audits of a computer network
    Patent number: 7340776
    Abstract: Managing the selection and scheduling of security audits run on a computing network. The computer network is surveyed by a security audit system to determine the function and relative importance of the elements in the network. Based on function and priority, a more thorough type of security audit is selected to run against each of the network elements by the security audit system. The security audit can also be automatically scheduled based on the information gathered from the survey. Once the system runs the security audit, a vulnerability assessment can be calculated for each element in the network. The vulnerability assessment can be presented in a format that facilitates interpretation and response by someone operating the system. The vulnerability assessment can also be used to configure and schedule future security audits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert David Zobel, Timothy David Dodd, Sharon A. Millar, David Gerald Nesfeder, Jr., Christopher S. Singer
  • Method and system for configuring and scheduling security audits of a computer network
    Publication number: 20020104014
    Abstract: Managing the selection and scheduling of security audits run on a computing network. The computer network is surveyed by a security audit system to determine the function and relative importance of the elements in the network. Based on function and priority, a more thorough type of security audit is selected to run against each of the network elements by the security audit system. The security audit can also be automatically scheduled based on the information gathered from the survey. Once the system runs the security audit, a vulnerability assessment can be calculated for each element in the network. The vulnerability assessment can be presented in a format that facilitates interpretation and response by someone operating the system. The vulnerability assessment can also be used to configure and schedule future security audits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Internet Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert David Zobel, Timothy David Dodd, Sharon A. Millar, David Gerald Nesfeder, Christopher S. Singer