Patents by Inventor Daniel Buckler

Daniel Buckler 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting the insertion of poisoned DNS server addresses into DHCP servers
    Patent number: 8370933
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for detecting the insertion of poisoned DNS server addresses into DHCP servers may include: 1) identifying a DNS server address provided by a DHCP server, 2) determining that the DNS server address provided by the DHCP server differs from a prior DNS server address provided by the DHCP server, 3) determining, due at least in part to the DNS server address differing from the prior DNS server address, that a DNS server located at the DNS server address provided by the DHCP server represents a potential security risk, and then 4) performing a security operation in an attempt to remedy the potential security risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Buckler