Patents by Inventor Brian Varner

Brian Varner 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: 11232457
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting users may include (i) identifying a first light-and-radio frequency signature that was captured by a security device based on signals emanating from a mobile computing device at a first time and location, (ii) identifying a second light-and-radio frequency signature that was captured by a same or different security device based on signals emanating from the same mobile computing device at a second time and location, (iii) determining that the first light-and-radio frequency signature and the second light-and-radio frequency signature match such that an inference is made that an individual possessing the mobile computing device was present at both the first time and location and the second time and location, and (iv) performing, based on the inference, a security action to protect a user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Li, Brian Varner, Stanley Kiefer, Daniel Kats, Yun Shen, David Silva
  • Patent number: 11062034
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for improving application analysis may include (i) configuring a computing environment to execute an application such that the computing environment spoofs a simulated geolocation that is detected by the application, (ii) performing a dynamic analysis of how the application behaves within the simulated geolocation, and (iii) generating a holistic security analysis of the application based on both a result of the dynamic analysis performed for the simulated geolocation and an additional result of at least one additional dynamic analysis performed for a second geolocation that is distinct from the simulated geolocation. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Li, Brian Varner, Stan Kiefer, Samir Kapuria
  • Patent number: 11044102
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting certificate pinning may include (i) attempting, by a security network proxy, to break a network connection between a client device and a server device, (ii) detecting, by the security network proxy, whether the network connection between the client device and the server device is certificate pinned based on a result of attempting to break the network connection, and (iii) performing a security action by the security network proxy to protect the client device at least in part based on detecting whether the network connection between the client device and the server device is certificate pinned. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Li, Stanley Stanton Kiefer, Brian Varner, Jacques Fourie, Samir Kapuria, Scott Wilde
  • Patent number: 10805012
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting users may include (i) detecting, by a sensor component, an electromagnetic signal radiating from an eavesdropping device, (ii) receiving, by a mobile computing device, information identifying the electromagnetic signal, and (iii) displaying, by the mobile computing device, an augmented reality display that overlays a visual indication of a location of the eavesdropping device on an image captured by a camera of the mobile computing device to enable a user to locate the eavesdropping device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock, Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Li, Brian Varner, Stanley Kiefer