Patents Assigned to Forcepoint, LLC
  • Patent number: 11544273
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for performing a streaming scoring operation, comprising: receiving a stream of events, the stream of events comprising a plurality of events; ingesting the plurality of events; extracting features from the plurality of events to provide extracted features; and, generating a streaming scoring value based upon the extracted features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Poirel, William Renner, Eduardo Luiggi, Phillip Bracikowski
  • Patent number: 11546351
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security operation. The security operation includes: monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing at least one electronically-observable data source; deriving an observable based upon the monitoring of the electronically-observable data source; associating a human factor with the entity; identifying an event of analytic utility, the event of analytic utility being derived from the observable from the electronic data source; analyzing the event of analytic utility, the analyzing the event of analytic utility taking into account the human factor associated with the entity enacting the event of analytic utility; and, performing the security operation in response to the analyzing the event of analytic utility, the security operation comprising a human factor risk operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Raffael Marty, Nicolas Christian Fischbach
  • Patent number: 11537409
    Abstract: A system, for managing application specific configuration data, that receives, from a local server, a standardized configuration object, at a configuration engine, for a configurable entity, generates at least one configuration object file for the configuration entity, wherein the standardized configuration object is generated based on the application specific configuration data according to a system wide metadata specification. The system can further write each configuration object file to a shared memory structure associated with a configuration file of a configurable entity. The system receives the configuration object, compares the configuration object with another standardized configuration object, and interfaces the configuration object with the configuration engine. The interfaced configuration object can be a piece of configuration. The system permits read access to the configuration engine to the configuration object, permits read and write access to the management server to the configuration object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FORCEPOINT LLC
    Inventors: Tuomo Mickelsson, Kari Nurmela, Marko Niiranen
  • Patent number: 11528281
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security analytics mapping operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Mortensen, Assaf Almaz, David Coffey, Ofir Arkin
  • Patent number: 11516206
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for implementing a cybersecurity system having a digital certificate reputation system. At least one embodiment is directed to a computer-implemented method executing operations including receiving a communication having an internet protocol (IP) address and a digital certificate at a device within the secured network; determining whether the IP address is identified as having a high-security risk level; if the IP address has a high-security risk level, assigning a security risk level to the digital certificate based on the security risk level of the IP address; and using the security risk level for the digital certificate in executing the one or more security policies. Other embodiments include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Bruce Huston, III, David Coffey
  • Patent number: 11516225
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a human factors risk operation. The human factors risk operation includes: monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source; deriving an observable based upon the monitoring of the electronically-observable data source; identifying a security related activity, the security related activity being based upon the observable from the electronic data source; analyzing the security related activity, the analyzing the security related activity using a human factors framework; and, performing a human factors risk operation in response to the analyzing the security related activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Raffael Marty, Nicolas Christian Fischbach
  • Patent number: 11516224
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing event risk score generation operation. The event risk score generation operation includes identifying an anomalous event from a plurality of events enacted by the entity; generating a first event risk severity score based upon the anomalous event; generating a second event risk severity score based upon a historical entity risk function, the historical entity risk function providing an indication of historical security risk of the entity; generating an entity risk severity score for the entity, the generating using the historical entity risk function and the event risk severity score; performing a risk-adaptive prevention operation, the risk-adaptive prevention operation using the entity risk severity score, the risk-adaptive prevention operation adaptively responding to mitigate risk associated with the anomalous event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Assaf Almaz, Ofir Arkin
  • Patent number: 11496488
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Assaf Almaz, Ofir Arkin
  • Patent number: 11489862
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security operation. The security operation includes: monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing at least one electronically-observable data source; deriving an observable based upon the monitoring of the electronically-observable data source; identifying a security related activity of the entity, the security related activity being based upon the observable derived from the electronic data source, the security related activity being of analytic utility; associating the security related activity with a phase of a cyber kill chain; and, performing a security operation on the security related activity via a security system, the security operation disrupting performance of the phase of the cyber kill chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Margaret Cunningham, Clifford Charles Wright
  • Patent number: 11487883
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a security operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Raffael Marty, Alan Ross, Nicolas Christian Fischbach, Matthew P. Moynahan, Chad Anson
  • Patent number: 11489846
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a event risk severity score generation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Assaf Almaz, Ofir Arkin
  • Patent number: 11481203
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method for a continuous deployment pipeline for services is disclosed that includes generating in response to a first algorithmic instruction a service identifier and parameter input process for a plurality of parameters associated with a first service, receiving a first set of parameters for the first service at the processor in response to a second algorithmic instruction, generating a third algorithmic instruction for use in providing a continuous deployment pipeline for the first service, generating in response to the first algorithmic instruction the service identifier and parameter input process for a plurality of parameters associated with a second service, receiving a second set of parameters for the second service in response to the second algorithmic instruction and modifying the third algorithmic instruction for use in providing a continuous deployment pipeline for the second service using at least a portion of the continuous deployment pipeline for the first service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FORCEPOINT LLC
    Inventors: Mandar Harish Harkare, Michael Oliver O'Mahony, Robert J. O'Brien, Nicole Carin Petersen, Donal John Hurley
  • Patent number: 11483394
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for, responsive to communication of a client handshake to a server for establishing communications between the client and server, managing handshake messages between the client and server until an application layer message is communicated from the client, such that a connection between the client and the server appears to be established, and responsive to communication of the application layer message from the client, rendering a policy decision with respect to a connection between the client and the server based on a payload of the application layer message, the policy decision defining a selected path between the client and the server and including a chosen target device from a plurality of potential target devices, wherein the chosen target device is within the selected path and establishing the selected path for communication between the client and the server in accordance with the policy decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Valtteri Rahkonen, Tuomo Syvänne
  • Patent number: 11463453
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for monitoring actions of an entity. In various embodiments the monitoring includes: monitoring a plurality of electronically-observable actions of the entity, the plurality of electronically-observable actions of the entity corresponding to a plurality of events enacted by the entity; associating the plurality of events enacted by the entity with a story; and, using the story to derive an inference regarding the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
    Inventor: Richard A. Ford
  • Patent number: 11436512
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for performing a feature generation operation. The performing a feature generation operation including: receiving a stream of events, the stream of events comprising a plurality of events; applying labels to applicable events from the plurality of events, the applying labels providing a labeled event; and, processing the labeled event to extract a feature from the labeled event, the processing providing a feature associated with an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Poirel, William Renner, Eduardo Luiggi, Phillip Bracikowski
  • Patent number: 11429697
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an eventually consistent event resolution operation. The eventually consistent event resolution operation includes: parsing entity identifier information, the parsing generating a plurality of entity identifier elements from the entity identifier information; normalizing an entity identifier element of the plurality of entity identifier elements to provide a normalized entity identifier element; associating the normalized entity identifier element with the entity to resolve the identity of the entity; and, performing an eventually consistent event resolution operation, the eventually consistent event resolution operation updating distributed data associated with the entity, distributed data corresponding to entity identifiers impacted by subsequent changes to entity mappings being updated by the eventually consistent event resolution operation to reflect a more recent entity mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Poirel, William Renner, Phillip Bracikowski
  • Patent number: 11431743
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for routing data loss prevention (DLP) events across different network levels. A determination is made as to a number of DLP networks. The classification and data as to a DLP network is determined. Certain data is processed, including an entity risk level and certain data is held, such as certificates. The held data is processed by a computing platform. Processed entity risk levels are returned to the DLP networks. When all networks are processed, processed and held data are sent to the computing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Mathieson, III, Alexander Todd Dierkes
  • Patent number: 11418542
    Abstract: A system for providing network data processing, comprising a processor operating one of more algorithms that are configured to interface with one or more clients to receive a client hello data message. A transport layer security extension extraction system operating on the processor and configured to extract an extension from the client hello data message. A transport layer security extension identification system operating on the processor and configured to process the extension from the client hello data message and to identify a data networking session using the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: FORCEPOINT LLC
    Inventors: Jenny Anniina Heino, Tuomo Syvanne, Welf Christian Jalio, Olli-Pekka Niemi
  • Patent number: 11416616
    Abstract: A system is provided for managing booting of an OS that includes a UEFI controller comprising embedded application code instructions and a pre-loaded signed certificate, a boot process controller comprising application code instructions for the OS, pre-loaded signed certificates, and a plurality of application hash identifiers. The boot process controller receives signed communications from the UEFI controller and determines if the UEFI controller is authorized to manage the OS. The UEFI controller manages the OS in response to a positive authorization. The boot process controller determines if the UEFI controller is authorized to manage the OS in response to installation or execution of the OS. The UEFI controller receives a signed communication from the boot loader program, compares the signed communications with the plurality of application identifiers, and executes the boot loader program in response to the pre-loaded signed certificate matching an application identifier from the plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: FORCEPOINT LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Kliewer, Micky S. Martin, Mickey J. Malone, II
  • Patent number: 11411990
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for establishing a reference outbound email volume rate for a user account, monitoring the user account to determine a current outbound email volume rate, determining a risk score based on the current outbound email volume rate and the reference outbound email volume rate, buffering outgoing emails of the user account if the risk score exceeds a threshold risk score, analyzing the buffered emails against one or more factors indicative of a probability of the buffered emails comprising spam, and responsive to analysis of the buffered emails against the one or more factors indicating that the user account is potentially compromised, quarantine the user account and prevent outbound mail from being delivered from the user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Ruchika Pandey, Ran Mosessco