Patents by Inventor Alex Foster

Alex Foster 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).

  • Patent number: 11770388
    Abstract: Network infrastructure can be automatically detected. A network sensor detects a new network message. A source-address of the new network message is extracted. A plurality of addresses are assembled based on the source-address. These are recursed, using each of the unique similar-addresses as current addresses. Metadata is assembled for each of the addresses in the plurality of addresses. For each particular address in the plurality of addresses, a risk-label is assigned out of a plurality of possible risk-labels, by weighing a plurality of factors; and performing a network security action with the risk-label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Breanna Laconic, Alex Foster