Patents by Inventor Christopher James Ries

Christopher James Ries 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).

  • HONEYPOTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE SECURITY
    Publication number: 20230379362
    Abstract: Techniques for using honeypots to lure attackers and gather data about attackers and attack patterns on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) instances. The gathered data may then be analyzed and used to proactively prevent such attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Ries, Nikkolas Anthony Lavorato, Kevin Raymond, JR., Philip Nathan Andrews, III, Christa Agnes Johnson Scura
  • Honeypots for infrastructure-as-a-service security
    Patent number: 11750651
    Abstract: Techniques for using honeypots to lure attackers and gather data about attackers and attack patterns on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) instances. The gathered data may then be analyzed and used to proactively prevent such attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Ries, Nikkolas Anthony Lavorato, Kevin Raymond, Jr., Philip Nathan Andrews, III, Christa Agnes Johnson Scura
  • Entropy-based classification of human and digital entities
    Patent number: 11288111
    Abstract: A method of distinguishing between human and computer actions in a cloud environment includes receiving one or more actions from a monitored cloud environment; identifying a text string associated with the one or more actions; calculating an entropy value for the text string; determining whether the text string is bot-generated based at least in part on the entropy value; and determining whether to generate an alert based at least in part on a result of determining whether the text string is bot-generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian H. Xu, Christopher James Ries, Chao Feng
  • HONEYPOTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE SECURITY
    Publication number: 20210067553
    Abstract: Techniques for using honeypots to lure attackers and gather data about attackers and attack patterns on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) instances. The gathered data may then be analyzed and used to proactively prevent such attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Ries, Nikkolas Anthony Lavorato, Kevin Raymond, JR., Philip Nathan Andrews, III, Christa Agnes Johnson Scura
  • ENTROPY-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN AND DIGITAL ENTITIES
    Publication number: 20200334095
    Abstract: A method of distinguishing between human and computer actions in a cloud environment includes receiving one or more actions from a monitored cloud environment; identifying a text string associated with the one or more actions; calculating an entropy value for the text string; determining whether the text string is bot-generated based at least in part on the entropy value; and determining whether to generate an alert based at least in part on a result of determining whether the text string is bot-generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Brian H. Xu, Christopher James Ries, Chao Feng