Patents by Inventor Christopher Houser
Christopher Houser 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).
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Patent number: 11722517Abstract: Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. A profile for a device is determined based on at least one characteristic identified from a successful attempt by the device to access a network. An expected characteristic for a next access attempt by the device to access the network is determined based on the profile. The characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic. In response to determining that at least one characteristic of the next access attempt matches the expected characteristic, the next access attempt by the device to the network is automatically granted.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar S. Bracey
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Patent number: 11677777Abstract: Situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration determines when network attacks are occurring, or predicts their occurrence, and provides tools and services to mitigate the attacks. The attacks can be denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks or other types of attacks designed to disable and degrade a network. The dashboard can collect intelligence on what is happening on the network, and also streams of information from third parties that can be used to predict imminent network attacks. The dashboard can also determine what tools and services are available to the network operator in order to counteract the attacks.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Peter A. Makohon, Robert I. Kirby, Christopher Houser, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Terrence W. Gareau
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Patent number: 11483288Abstract: Distributed firewalls reside at different points across a network. Each distributed firewall can include one or more rules that govern traffic over and/or access to the network. The rules can be discovered, converted into a standardized format, and indexed at a centralized rule database. The rules or data of the rules can be verified. The rules can be certified at the centralized database. The certification process can be based on a direction of traffic to which the rule governs. The certification process may have different levels based on the direction of traffic.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Justin Dunn, Artemio V. Meras, III, Brian Schlemmer, Shawn M. Craig, Duncan Molony, Christopher Houser, Michael Scott Hopkins, Kerrie Heller, Michael Dutilly, Christy K. Lewis Lester, Jonathan Louis Gabel
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Patent number: 11374963Abstract: Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. The predictive modeling includes an identification manager component that generates profile data for a hostile source. The hostile source is identified based on a previous threat attributed to the hostile source. The predictive modeling also includes an evaluation component that determines a characteristic of an interaction between a source and an endpoint. Further, the predictive modeling includes a validation component that compares the characteristic of the interaction with the profile data and controls access to the source by the endpoint based on the comparison. In addition, anti-malware software is not deployed on the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Publication number: 20210144123Abstract: The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of serializing firewall rules and their relationships to users, devices, and/or applications. Distributed firewalls in a large network are scanned for firewall rules which are discovered and indexed in a centralized rule database. The firewall rules are indexed according to different categories of data. The firewall rules can be updated in the database and at the distributed firewall. The firewall rules can be matched to the rule source and be verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Justin Dunn, Artemio V. Meras, III, Brian Schlemmer, Shawn M. Craig, Duncan Molony, Christopher Houser, Michael Scott Hopkins, Kerrie Heller, Michael Dutilly, Christy K. Lewis Lester, Jonathan Louis Gabel
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Patent number: 10728276Abstract: Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. The predictive modeling includes an identification manager component that generates profile data for a hostile source. The hostile source is identified based on a previous threat attributed to the hostile source. The predictive modeling also includes an evaluation component that determines a characteristic of an interaction between a source and an endpoint. Further, the predictive modeling includes a validation component that compares the characteristic of the interaction with the profile data and controls access to the source by the endpoint based on the comparison. In addition, anti-malware software is not deployed on the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Patent number: 10419439Abstract: Provided is authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants. Authentication and authorization includes generating a profile for a device based on at least one characteristic observed during a successful attempt by the device to access an 802.1X network infrastructure. Expected characteristics for a next attempt to access the infrastructure by the device are determined. A characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic and access to the network is selectively controlled as a result of the matching. This is achieved without a supplicant being installed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Patent number: 10419473Abstract: Systems and methods provide for a situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration system to determine when network attacks are occurring or are about to occur, and provide tools and services to mitigate the attacks. The attacks can be denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks or other types of attacks designed to disable and degrade a network. The dashboard can collect intelligence on what is happening on the network, and also streams of information from third parties that can be used to predict imminent network attacks. The dashboard can also determine what tools and services are available to the network operator in order to counteract the attacks.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Peter A. Makohon, Robert I. Kirby, Christopher Houser, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Terrence W. Gareau
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Patent number: 10063561Abstract: Provided is authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants. Authentication and authorization includes generating a profile for a device based on at least one characteristic observed during a successful attempt by the device to access an 802.1X network infrastructure. Expected characteristics for a next attempt to access the infrastructure by the device are determined. A characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic and access to the network is selectively controlled as a result of the matching. This is achieved without a supplicant being installed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Patent number: 9954869Abstract: Provided is authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants. Authentication and authorization includes generating a profile for a device based on at least one characteristic observed during a successful attempt by the device to access an 802.1X network infrastructure. Expected characteristics for a next attempt to access the infrastructure by the device are determined. A characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic and access to the network is selectively controlled as a result of the matching. This is achieved without a supplicant being installed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Patent number: 9794265Abstract: Provided is authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants. Authentication and authorization includes generating a profile for a device based on at least one characteristic observed during a successful attempt by the device to access an 802.1X network infrastructure. Expected characteristics for a next attempt to access the infrastructure by the device are determined. A characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic and access to the network is selectively controlled as a result of the matching. This is achieved without a supplicant being installed on the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Patent number: 9749353Abstract: Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. The predictive modeling includes an identification manager component that generates profile data for a hostile source. The hostile source is identified based on a previous threat attributed to the hostile source. The predictive modeling also includes an evaluation component that determines a characteristic of an interaction between a source and an endpoint. Further, the predictive modeling includes a validation component that compares the characteristic of the interaction with the profile data and controls access to the source by the endpoint based on the comparison. In addition, anti-malware software is not deployed on the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Inventors: Ryan B. Benskin, Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Christopher Houser, Peter A. Makohon, Timothy Morris, Omar Bracey
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Publication number: 20050005094Abstract: A mechanism is provided for signing on a user of a first domain into an affiliate application in a second domain. When the user needs access to the affiliate application, the request for access causes a ticket to be generated. The ticket identifies the user and is passed to an adapter. The adapter, which ultimately will perform the sign on in the affiliate application, redeems the ticket for the user's credentials (e.g., a valid userID/password combination for the affiliate application), and then presents the credentials to the affiliate application. A service is provided that issues tickets, redeems tickets, manages the registration and de-registration of affiliate applications, manages the correlation between a user and the user's credentials with an affiliate application, and manages encryption of stored records.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2003Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Steve Jamieson, Anil Balakrishnan, Hilal Al-Hilali, Christopher Houser, Rex Torres, Joseph Sharp, Jean-Emile Elien