Patents by Inventor Stephen Rivers

Stephen Rivers 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).

  • Event integration frameworks
    Patent number: 11277446
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for processing and managing information from a compliance and configuration control (“CCC”) tool and generating information for a security information and event management (“SIEM”) tool based on the information from the CCC tool. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, information from a CCC tool is transferred to a SIEM tool or logging tool by receiving the information from the CCC tool in a format that is not recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool, and generating an output message in a message format that is recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool. In particular embodiments, the message format is a customizable message format that is adaptable to multiple different SIEM tools or logging tools. In further embodiments, the data transferred to the SIEM tool comprises data indicative of compliance policy changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Rivers
  • EVENT INTEGRATION FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20200153864
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for processing and managing information from a compliance and configuration control (“CCC”) tool and generating information for a security information and event management (“SIEM”) tool based on the information from the CCC tool. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, information from a CCC tool is transferred to a SIEM tool or logging tool by receiving the information from the CCC tool in a format that is not recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool, and generating an output message in a message format that is recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool. In particular embodiments, the message format is a customizable message format that is adaptable to multiple different SIEM tools or logging tools. In further embodiments, the data transferred to the SIEM tool comprises data indicative of compliance policy changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Rivers
  • Event integration frameworks
    Patent number: 10382486
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for processing and managing information from a compliance and configuration control (“CCC”) tool and generating information for a security information and event management (“SIEM”) tool based on the information from the CCC tool. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, information from a CCC tool is transferred to a SIEM tool or logging tool by receiving the information from the CCC tool in a format that is not recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool, and generating an output message in a message format that is recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool. In particular embodiments, the message format is a customizable message format that is adaptable to multiple different SIEM tools or logging tools. In further embodiments, the data transferred to the SIEM tool comprises data indicative of compliance policy changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Rivers
  • EVENT INTEGRATION FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20140096181
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for processing and managing information from a compliance and configuration control (“CCC”) tool and generating information for a security information and event management (“SIEM”) tool based on the information from the CCC tool. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, information from a CCC tool is transferred to a SIEM tool or logging tool by receiving the information from the CCC tool in a format that is not recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool, and generating an output message in a message format that is recognized by the SIEM tool or logging tool. In particular embodiments, the message format is a customizable message format that is adaptable to multiple different SIEM tools or logging tools. In further embodiments, the data transferred to the SIEM tool comprises data indicative of compliance policy changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Rivers