Patents by Inventor Alan D. Ross

Alan D. Ross 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).

  • Publication number: 20250379881
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for managing analytic results in a cybersecurity system, data representing a plurality of events are accessed, where the plurality of events include machine data generated by entities that are part of or that interact with a computer network. A cybersecurity analytic of a cybersecurity application is applied to the data to produce analytic results, wherein the cybersecurity analytic is to detect a cybersecurity-related anomaly or threat. A performance of the cybersecurity analytic is then evaluated by applying the analytic results to a specified performance criterion. A corrective action for the cybersecurity analytic is then determined, based on a result of evaluating the performance of the cybersecurity analytic. Zero or more anomaly or threat detections by the cybersecurity analytic are then incorporated into an output of the cybersecurity application, based on the determined corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventor: Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 12401671
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for managing analytic results in a cybersecurity system, data representing a plurality of events are accessed, where the plurality of events include machine data generated by entities that are part of or that interact with a computer network. A cybersecurity analytic of a cybersecurity application is applied to the data to produce analytic results, wherein the cybersecurity analytic is to detect a cybersecurity-related anomaly or threat. A performance of the cybersecurity analytic is then evaluated by applying the analytic results to a specified performance criterion. A corrective action for the cybersecurity analytic is then determined, based on a result of evaluating the performance of the cybersecurity analytic. Zero or more anomaly or threat detections by the cybersecurity analytic are then incorporated into an output of the cybersecurity application, based on the determined corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 10630711
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for detecting a browser request for web content. Additionally, interaction information associated with a plurality of sources may be determined in response to the browser request, and a risk profile may be generated based on the interaction. The risk profile may include at least a portion of the interaction information as well as recommended control actions to mitigate the identified risk. In one example, the risk profile is presented to a user associated with the browser request as well as to a security control module associated with the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Alan D. Ross, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Tobias M. Kohlenberg
  • Patent number: 10609053
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with techniques to identify suspicious network connections. In embodiments, an apparatus may include an analysis function to be operated by the one or more processors to receive a collection of network data records, and apply a latent factor model to the network data records to identify a subset of the network data records as suspicious network connections. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Alton, Grant Babb, Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 10511638
    Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan D. Ross, Eran Birk
  • Publication number: 20190058737
    Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan D. Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 10162842
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with processing data are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a data pre-processor to partition a collection of scalar data associated with unidirectional relationships of a plurality of two endpoint pairs into a plurality of workloads of directional data associated with the plurality of two endpoint pairs. In embodiment, the partition operation may include partition of the two endpoint pairs into a plurality of bins, where each bin includes a plurality of quantiles of the two endpoint pairs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alan D. Ross, Grant Babb
  • Patent number: 10122766
    Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan D. Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 9836614
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for receiving web content and detecting an access control attribute associated with the web content. Additionally, the access control attribute may be monitored for a disablement condition. In one example, the disablement condition may be detected, an access policy may be determined in response to the disablement condition, and the access policy may be implemented. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Alan D. Ross
  • Publication number: 20170149812
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with techniques to identify suspicious network connections. In embodiments, an apparatus may include an analysis function to be operated by the one or more processors to receive a collection of network data records, and apply a latent factor model to the network data records to identify a subset of the network data records as suspicious network connections. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Michael R. Alton, Grant Babb, Alan D. Ross
  • Publication number: 20160315974
    Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan D. Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 9426274
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for portable configuration of vehicle controls includes a mobile communication device configured to communicate with an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle. The mobile communication device stores user vehicle configuration settings, which are selectively transmitted to the in-vehicle computing system to cause the in-vehicle computing system to adjust vehicle controls based on the user vehicle configuration settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Morgan, Alan D. Ross
  • Publication number: 20160226906
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for detecting a browser request for web content. Additionally, interaction information associated with a plurality of sources may be determined in response to the browser request, and a risk profile may be generated based on the interaction. The risk profile may include at least a portion of the interaction information as well as recommended control actions to mitigate the identified risk. In one example, the risk profile is presented to a user associated with the browser request as well as to a security control module associated with the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Alan D. Ross, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Tobias M. Kohlenberg
  • Publication number: 20160203169
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with processing data are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a data pre-processor to partition a collection of scalar data associated with unidirectional relationships of a plurality of two endpoint pairs into a plurality of workloads of directional data associated with the plurality of two endpoint pairs. In embodiment, the partition operation may include partition of the two endpoint pairs into a plurality of bins, where each bin includes a plurality of quantiles of the two endpoint pairs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alan D. Ross, Grant Babb
  • Patent number: 9369856
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for communicating information relating to an emergency event occurring at a non-emergency vehicle to an emergency service includes forwarding emergency event information from the non-emergency vehicle to the emergency service via one or more mobile devices located in proximity to the non-emergency vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Morgan, Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 9245144
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for identifying web content and detecting an attempt by the web content to access a local data store. Additionally, a determination may be made as to whether to permit the attempt based on a context-based security policy. In one example, the context-based security policy is obtained from one or more of a user profile, a multi-user data source and a cloud service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 9213827
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for detecting a browser request for web content. Additionally, interaction information associated with a plurality of sources may be determined in response to the browser request, and a risk profile may be generated based on the interaction. The risk profile may include at least a portion of the interaction information as well as recommended control actions to mitigate the identified risk. In one example, the risk profile is presented to a user associated with the browser request as well as to a security control module associated with the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Alan D. Ross, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Tobias M. Kohlenberg
  • Publication number: 20150024702
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for communicating information relating to an emergency event occurring at a non-emergency vehicle to an emergency service includes forwarding emergency event information from the non-emergency vehicle to the emergency service via one or more mobile devices located in proximity to the non-emergency vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis M. Morgan, Alan D. Ross
  • Publication number: 20150026764
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for receiving web content and detecting an access control attribute associated with the web content. Additionally, the access control attribute may be monitored for a disablement condition. In one example, the disablement condition may be detected, an access policy may be determined in response to the disablement condition, and the access policy may be implemented. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hong Li, Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Alan D. Ross
  • Patent number: 8856864
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for receiving web content and detecting an access control attribute associated with the web content. Additionally, the access control attribute may be monitored for a disablement condition. In one example, the disablement condition may be detected, an access policy may be determined in response to the disablement condition, and the access policy may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Li, Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Alan D. Ross