Patents by Inventor David Hanes

David Hanes 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).

  • Publication number: 20250227106
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for implementing and using a secure access service edge (SASE) exchange system to allow SASE providers to share SASE services with other providers. A SASE exchange system may be used by any number of SASE providers to support SASE roaming by user endpoints between different SASE providers. A user endpoint may use SASE roaming to access additional sets of SASE services and capabilities that cannot be provided by a home SASE provider and/or other current SASE provider(s) of the user endpoint. In some examples, a SASE exchange system may be used to transition user endpoints from one SASE provider to another. Additionally or alternatively, the SASE exchange system may determine a combination of SASE providers that can be used to provide different subsets of shared SASE services/capabilities to a user endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Sebastian Jeuk, Gonzalo Salgueiro, M. David Hanes
  • Patent number: 12301569
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for implementing and using a secure access service edge (SASE) exchange system to allow SASE providers to share SASE services with other providers. A SASE exchange system may be used by any number of SASE providers to support SASE roaming by user endpoints between different SASE providers. A user endpoint may use SASE roaming to access additional sets of SASE services and capabilities that cannot be provided by a home SASE provider and/or other current SASE provider(s) of the user endpoint. In some examples, a SASE exchange system may be used to transition user endpoints from one SASE provider to another. Additionally or alternatively, the SASE exchange system may determine a combination of SASE providers that can be used to provide different subsets of shared SASE services/capabilities to a user endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Jeuk, Gonzalo Salgueiro, M. David Hanes
  • Publication number: 20250061049
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that use an intelligence model that continuously learns and identifies changes within a production computing environment and determines if adjustments/changes to be made in the production computing environment are to be validated during testing based on a set of criteria. The intelligence model determines possible adjustments in a computing environment (and their impact during testing) that have been learned from stored/accumulated data associated with a plurality of production computing environments over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Sebastian Jeuk, Gonzalo A Salgueiro, M. David Hanes, Matthew R. Engle
  • Publication number: 20250036674
    Abstract: A method comprises: receiving a query on a topic from a user associated with user attributes indicative of a user comprehension level on the topic; providing the query to an AI model; receiving from the AI model a response to the query that has a response comprehension level on the topic that is less than the user comprehension level; iteratively adding, to the query, topically-relevant user attributes of the user attributes to produce iterative queries that increase in technical detail on the topic; providing the iterative queries to the AI model; responsive to providing the iterative queries, receiving, from the AI model, iterative responses that increase in technical detail on the topic and have response comprehension levels that increase on the topic; and determining, among the iterative responses, a final response having a response comprehension level that most nearly matches the user comprehension level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: M. David Hanes, Vivek Kumar Singh, Gonzalo A. Salgueiro, Derek William Engi
  • Publication number: 20250039235
    Abstract: A method includes creating, via a server, a plurality of virtualized human personalities associated with respective human users; receiving, via the server, a cyberattack message; determining, via the server, the cyberattack message targets a human user of the respective human users; selecting, via the server, a virtualized human personality of the plurality of virtualized human personalities based on the virtualized human personality being associated with the human user targeted by the cyberattack message; and responding, via the server, to the cyberattack message using the virtualized human personality selected from the plurality of virtualized human personalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: M. David Hanes, Amanda L. Holst, Sudha Katgeri, Ana M Montenegro, Ishita Maheshkumar Thanki
  • Patent number: 12206646
    Abstract: Techniques for associating manufacturer usage description (MUD) security profiles for Internet-of-Things (IoT) device(s) with secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, providing for automated and scalable integration of IoT devices with SASE frameworks. A MUD controller may utilize a MUD uniform resource identifier (URI) emitted by an IoT device to fetch an associated MUD file from a MUD file server associated with a manufacturer of the IoT device. The MUD controller may determine that a security recommendation included in the MUD file is to be implemented by a cloud-based security service provided by the SASE service and cause the IoT device to establish a connection with a secure internet gateway associated with the cloud-based security service. Additionally, or alternatively, the MUD file may include SASE extensions indicating manufacturer recommended cloud-based security services. Further, cloud-based security services may be implemented if local services are unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Sebastian Jeuk, Robert Edgar Barton
  • Publication number: 20250021942
    Abstract: Devices and methods are discussed herein to track networked electronic devices during the course of their lifecycles. Each electronic device may be provided with a “green passport” by its manufacturer which contains all relevant information concerning the operation of the device during its lifetime. When a new electronic device is coupled to a network, it may emit a uniform resource identifier (URI) which may be received by a server that may operate as a manager for the green passports of devices within its purview. The manager may download the green passport from the manufacturer's server. The manager may verify the authenticity of the URI and/or the green passport to avoid security threats. The manager may monitor the electronic device and issue notifications throughout its lifecycle. At the end-of-life of the electronic device, the manager may issue sustainable disposable information for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Amanda L. Holst, Ana Montenegro, M. David Hanes, Ishita Maheshkumar Thanki, Sudha Katgeri
  • Publication number: 20240388571
    Abstract: A system and method for an artificial intelligence (AI) confidentiality proxy that can protect a network from the transferal of sensitive AI data sets to outside AI systems. A data contract is established between the proxy and outside AI systems could function as well as user personas for additional protection. This system can also integrate with the network and provide security policy content and inspection rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: M. David Hanes, Vivek Kumar Singh, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Derek William Engi
  • Patent number: 12149410
    Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to automatically generating standard network device configurations. In one example, one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be obtained. An analysis of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be performed, including identifying respective frequencies associated with respective network device configuration blocks of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks. Based on the respective frequencies, one or more network device configuration blocks of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be automatically aggregated into a standard network device configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Derek William Engi, Gonzalo Salgueiro, M. David Hanes, Bradley Wise, Md Atiqur Rahman
  • Patent number: 12143391
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device including a processor, and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to run a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller operative to obtain a MUD profile of an Internet of Things (IoT) device from a MUD server, the MUD profile of the IoT device including: access rights of the IoT device, and any one or more of the following a default device username and/or a default device password of the IoT device, a recommended/required device password complexity of the IoT device, at least one service that should be enabled/disabled on the IoT device, and/or allowed security protocols and/or ciphers for communication to and/or from the IoT device, enforce security of the IoT device according to the MUD profile of the IoT device. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Nikhil Sainath Kale, M. David Hanes, Ana Peric, Gonzalo Salgueiro
  • Publication number: 20240364505
    Abstract: A packet capture operation is configured via a first computing device. The packet capture operation is configured to capture packets provided by a second computing device. The first computing device obtains an indication that a user is within a predetermined location proximity to the second computing device. The packet capture operation is initiated in response to obtaining the indication at the first computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Mateusz Olszowy, M. David Hanes, Oliver W. Fagan
  • Patent number: 12069165
    Abstract: A packet capture operation is configured via a first computing device. The packet capture operation is configured to capture packets provided by a second computing device. The first computing device obtains an indication that a user is within a predetermined location proximity to the second computing device. The packet capture operation is initiated in response to obtaining the indication at the first computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mateusz Olszowy, M. David Hanes, Oliver W. Fagan
  • Patent number: 12003486
    Abstract: Techniques for a network controller associated with a firewall service to determine a network policy based on operational tolerances associated with a device, and cause the network policy to be provisioned at the firewall service where control commands, such as, for example, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) commands, may be allowed or denied transmission to the device based on the operational tolerance(s) associated with the device. In some examples, the network controller may be configured as a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller configured to transmit a MUD uniform resource identifier (URI), emitted by the device, to a MUD file server associated with the manufacturer of the device. The MUD file may be enhanced to include the operational tolerances associated with the device and transmitted back to the MUD controller where it may be parsed to determine a corresponding network policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edgar Barton, David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Sebastian Jeuk
  • Patent number: 11979375
    Abstract: Techniques for a context-aware secure access service edge (SASE) engine for generating security profile(s) associated with endpoint device(s) accessing the network and using the security profile(s) to evaluate a traffic flow from the endpoint device(s). The SASE engine may execute on an edge device of a computing resource network and may be configured to maintain a security profile database including an endpoint security profile mapping. Endpoint device(s) accessing the network may share endpoint, application, and/or user specific information with the SASE engine so that the SASE engine may generate a security profile specific to the endpoint, application, and/or user. Additionally, an enterprise network, associated with endpoint device(s) accessing the network, may provide default SASE security profile templates to the SASE engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Jeuk, David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro
  • Publication number: 20240146696
    Abstract: Techniques for associating manufacturer usage description (MUD) security profiles for Internet-of-Things (IoT) device(s) with secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, providing for automated and scalable integration of IoT devices with SASE frameworks. A MUD controller may utilize a MUD uniform resource identifier (URI) emitted by an IoT device to fetch an associated MUD file from a MUD file server associated with a manufacturer of the IoT device. The MUD controller may determine that a security recommendation included in the MUD file is to be implemented by a cloud-based security service provided by the SASE service and cause the IoT device to establish a connection with a secure internet gateway associated with the cloud-based security service. Additionally, or alternatively, the MUD file may include SASE extensions indicating manufacturer recommended cloud-based security services. Further, cloud-based security services may be implemented if local services are unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Sebastian Jeuk, Robert Edgar Barton
  • Publication number: 20240146727
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for implementing and using a secure access service edge (SASE) exchange system to allow SASE providers to share SASE services with other providers. A SASE exchange system may be used by any number of SASE providers to support SASE roaming by user endpoints between different SASE providers. A user endpoint may use SASE roaming to access additional sets of SASE services and capabilities that cannot be provided by a home SASE provider and/or other current SASE provider(s) of the user endpoint. In some examples, a SASE exchange system may be used to transition user endpoints from one SASE provider to another. Additionally or alternatively, the SASE exchange system may determine a combination of SASE providers that can be used to provide different subsets of shared SASE services/capabilities to a user endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian Jeuk, Gonzalo Salgueiro, M. David Hanes
  • Patent number: 11929984
    Abstract: Techniques for associating manufacturer usage description (MUD) security profiles for Internet-of-Things (IoT) device(s) with secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, providing for automated and scalable integration of IoT devices with SASE frameworks. A MUD controller may utilize a MUD uniform resource identifier (URI) emitted by an IoT device to fetch an associated MUD file from a MUD file server associated with a manufacturer of the IoT device. The MUD controller may determine that a security recommendation included in the MUD file is to be implemented by a cloud-based security service provided by the SASE service and cause the IoT device to establish a connection with a secure internet gateway associated with the cloud-based security service. Additionally, or alternatively, the MUD file may include SASE extensions indicating manufacturer recommended cloud-based security services. Further, cloud-based security services may be implemented if local services are unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Sebastian Jeuk, Robert Edgar Barton
  • Patent number: 11893849
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for selectively providing access to a physical space. An example method includes identifying a location of a device associated with an authorized user based on an electromagnetic signal received by at least one sensor from the device. The electromagnetic signal has a frequency that is greater than or equal to 24 gigahertz (GHz). The example method further includes determining that the location of the device is within a threshold distance of a location of a threshold to a secured space and determining that an authentication score indicating that an individual carrying the device is the authorized user is greater than a threshold score. The authentication score is associated with multiple authentication factors identified by the device. Based on determining that the authentication score is greater than the threshold score, the threshold is unlocked and/or opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Szigeti, David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Sebastian Jeuk
  • Patent number: 11829849
    Abstract: Techniques for orchestrating a machine learning (ML) system on a distributed network. Determined performance levels for a ML system, determined from performance data received from the distributed network, are compared to performance requirements from the ML system. An orchestration module for the ML system then determines adjustments for the ML system that will improve the performance of the ML system and executes the adjustments for the ML system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Calvin Byers, Joseph M. Clarke, Gonzalo A. Salgueiro, M. David Hanes
  • Publication number: 20230216860
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device including a processor, and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to run a manufacturer usage description (MUD) controller operative to obtain a MUD profile of an Internet of Things (IoT) device from a MUD server, the MUD profile of the IoT device including: access rights of the IoT device, and any one or more of the following a default device username and/or a default device password of the IoT device, a recommended/required device password complexity of the IoT device, at least one service that should be enabled/disabled on the IoT device, and/or allowed security protocols and/or ciphers for communication to and/or from the IoT device, enforce security of the IoT device according to the MUD profile of the IoT device. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Nikhil Sainath Kale, M. David Hanes, Ana Peric, Gonzalo Salgueiro