Patents Assigned to Cobalt Iron, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11902285
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for a condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett
  • Patent number: 11882094
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to set a network throughput level setting to a default network traffic rate in a computer network, begin a data protection operation at the network throughput level setting in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, dynamically adjust the network throughput level setting in response to the condition by one of decreasing the network throughput level setting by a network traffic rate increment and increasing the network throughput level setting by the network traffic rate increment, and dynamically shape network or storage traffic for the data protection operation using the network throughput level setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11843665
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to monitor for a condition associated with a first cloud computing resource performing a cloud computing operation, determine that the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource has occurred, analyze the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and compare the first cloud computing resource with a second cloud computing resource that is capable of performing at least a subset of the cloud computing operation, automatically modify the cloud computing operation that uses the first cloud computing resource to use the second cloud computing resource, and send at least one notification to a computing device about the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and information associated with a modification of the cloud computing operation from the first cloud computing resource to the second cloud computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11765187
    Abstract: A system continuously stores metadata results associated with a plurality of ransomware attacks, a plurality of inspection class policy definitions, a plurality of data protection operations, and operational forensics data as machine learning training data, continuously monitors for one of a new security condition and event, detects one of the new security condition and event, determines an appropriate inspection class policy based on the one of the new security condition and event, based on the inspection class policy, determines one to implement of a class of inspection operation, a cyber security analysis, and a data protection operation, and executes one of the class of inspection operation, the cyber security analysis, and the data protection operation based on the machine learning training data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Merrill Marett, Richard Raymond Spurlock, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11663362
    Abstract: A system continuously monitors, by at least one inspector, an inspection work queue for a class of inspection operation request, detects, by the at least one inspector, the class of inspection operation request in the inspection work queue, removes, by the at least one inspector, the class of inspection operation request from the inspection work queue, determines, by the at least one inspector, one of a class of inspection tool and a specific level of inspection to perform for the class of inspection operation request that references a data object, and executes, by the at least one inspector, the one of the class of inspection tool and the specific level of inspection for the class of inspection operation request that references the data object at one of a certain time and a certain event during a data lifecycle of the data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Merrill Marett, Richard Raymond Spurlock, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11636207
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to disable automatic prioritization of at least one data protection operation in a computer network, begin the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, activate automatic prioritization of the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, and instruct backup server tooling software to direct backup data for the at least one data protection operation to move from a first target storage repository to a second target storage repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: COBALT IRON, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11632374
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to receive training data and generate at least one machine learning rule based on the training data to apply when a condition occurs, continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for the condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, the condition comprising one of an active project that uses the at least one resource, a security alert level change, a resource locality change, metadata associated with the condition, a skill assessment, and a business state analysis, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the machine learning rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11310237
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to receive training data and generate at least one machine learning rule based on the training data to apply when a condition occurs, continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for the condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, the condition comprising one of an active project that uses the at least one resource, a security alert level change, a resource locality change, metadata associated with the condition, a skill assessment, and a business state analysis, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the machine learning rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11308209
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to disable automatic prioritization of at least one data protection operation in a computer network, begin the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, activate automatic prioritization of the at least one data protection operation in the computer network, and instruct backup server tooling software to direct backup data for the at least one data protection operation to move from a first target storage repository to a second target storage repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11212304
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to continually analyze at least one of metrics, events, and conditions for indications of an attack in a computer network, determine a change in the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network, detect the attack in the computer network based on the change in the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network, analyze the at least one of metrics, events, and conditions in the computer network and determine that at least one hardware device has been infected, restrict access to the at least one hardware device that has been infected, and generate a copy of data that was created before the attack and associated with the at least one hardware device that has been infected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: COBALT IRON, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost
  • Patent number: 11206306
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to monitor for a condition associated with a first cloud computing resource performing a cloud computing operation, determine that the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource has occurred, analyze the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and compare the first cloud computing resource with a second cloud computing resource that is capable of performing at least a subset of the cloud computing operation, automatically modify the cloud computing operation that uses the first cloud computing resource to use the second cloud computing resource, and send at least one notification to a computing device about the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and information associated with a modification of the cloud computing operation from the first cloud computing resource to the second cloud computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 11063907
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to set a network throughput level setting to a default network traffic rate in a computer network, begin a data protection operation at the network throughput level setting in the computer network, continually monitor the computer network and determine that a condition has occurred in the computer network, dynamically adjust the network throughput level setting in response to the condition by one of decreasing the network throughput level setting by a network traffic rate increment and increasing the network throughput level setting by the network traffic rate increment, and dynamically shape network or storage traffic for the data protection operation using the network throughput level setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: COBALT IRON, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett, James Thomas Kost, Gregory John Tevis
  • Patent number: 10999290
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor to continually monitor at least one resource associated with a computing network for a condition in the computing network that may trigger an authorization control modification, determine that the condition has occurred in the computing network, and dynamically and automatically modify a user authorization control for at least one particular user responsive to the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Raymond Spurlock, Robert Merrill Marett
  • Patent number: 10339099
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating electronic discovery (eDiscovery) data storage in a backup environment are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the technique(s) may be realized as a method of operating a computing system to facilitate electronic discovery (eDiscovery) data storage in a backup environment. The method may comprise storing, using electronic storage, a backup data set associated with an organization, processing, using at least one computer processor, the backup data set to extract metadata associated with data items in the backup data set, processing the metadata to identify a subset of the data items that are associated with eDiscovery, and generating an index of the metadata that identifies the subset of the data items in the electronic storage that are associated with the eDiscovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Spurlock, Robert M. Marett, J. Mitchell Haile
  • Patent number: 10133642
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a computing system to facilitate visualization of a backup environment are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method of operating a computing system to facilitate visualization of a backup environment. The method may comprise performing a backup service for an organization and rendering a graphical user interface that presents a plurality of views of the backup environment for the organization on a sub-organizational basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Spurlock, Robert M. Marett, J. Mitchell Haile
  • Publication number: 20150242417
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating electronic discovery (eDiscovery) data storage in a backup environment are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the technique(s) may be realized as a method of operating a computing system to facilitate electronic discovery (eDiscovery) data storage in a backup environment. The method may comprise storing, using electronic storage, a backup data set associated with an organization, processing, using at least one computer processor, the backup data set to extract metadata associated with data items in the backup data set, processing the metadata to identify a subset of the data items that are associated with eDiscovery, and generating an index of the metadata that identifies the subset of the data items in the electronic storage that are associated with the eDiscovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: COBALT IRON, INC.
    Inventors: Richard R. SPURLOCK, Robert M. MARRETT, J. Mitchell HAILE
  • Publication number: 20150236916
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a computing system to facilitate visualization of a backup environment are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method of operating a computing system to facilitate visualization of a backup environment. The method may comprise performing a backup service for an organization and rendering a graphical user interface that presents a plurality of views of the backup environment for the organization on a sub-organizational basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Cobalt Iron, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. SPURLOCK, Robert M. MARRETT, J. Mitchell HAILE