Patents by Inventor David Jakob Fritz

David Jakob Fritz 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: 11720385
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of verifying software is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines that simulate computing environments and running a number of software program on the virtual machines. The software programs have full access to the simulated computing environments, but the source code of the software program is unavailable. A hypervisor performs virtual machine introspection as the software programs run on the virtual machines, wherein the virtual machines and software programs are unaware the virtual machine introspection is being performed. Telemetry data is collected about the software programs, including any identified threats posed by the software programs to the simulated computing environments, and presented to a user via an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Urias, David Jakob Fritz, Caleb Loverro, Richard James Strong
  • Patent number: 11336690
    Abstract: A method for emulating threats in virtual network computing environment is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines in the virtual network computing environment. A number of threat actors are emulated, wherein each threat actor comprises a number of threat artifacts that form a sequence of attack steps against the virtual network computing environment. The threat actors are then deployed against the virtual network computing environment. Behavioral data about actions of the threat actors in the virtual network computing environment is collected, as is performance data about the virtual network computing environment in response to the threat actors. The collected behavioral and performance data is then presented to a user via an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Urias, David Jakob Fritz, Michael Kunz, Caleb Loverro
  • Publication number: 20200394299
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of analyzing malware is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines that simulate environments and running a number of malware programs on the virtual machines. A hypervisor performs virtual machine introspection as the malware programs run on the virtual machines, wherein the virtual machines and malware programs are unaware the virtual machine introspection is being performed. Behavioral data about the malware programs is collected and presented to a user via an interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Urias, Caleb Loverro, David Jakob Fritz, Richard James Strong
  • Publication number: 20200394064
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of verifying software is provided. The method comprises creating a number of virtual machines that simulate computing environments and running a number of software program on the virtual machines. The software programs have full access to the simulated computing environments, but the source code of the software program is unavailable. A hypervisor performs virtual machine introspection as the software programs run on the virtual machines, wherein the virtual machines and software programs are unaware the virtual machine introspection is being performed. Telemetry data is collected about the software programs, including any identified threats posed by the software programs to the simulated computing environments, and presented to a user via an interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Urias, David Jakob Fritz, Caleb Loverro, Richard James Strong
  • Patent number: 9294486
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe systems and methods for malicious software detection and analysis. A binary executable comprising obfuscated malware on a host device may be received, and incident data indicating a time when the binary executable was received and identifying processes operating on the host device may be recorded. The binary executable is analyzed via a scalable plurality of execution environments, including one or more non-virtual execution environments and one or more virtual execution environments, to generate runtime data and deobfuscation data attributable to the binary executable. At least some of the runtime data and deobfuscation data attributable to the binary executable is stored in a shared database, while at least some of the incident data is stored in a private, non-shared database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Chiang, Levi Lloyd, Jonathan Crussell, Benjamin Sanders, Jeremy Lee Erickson, David Jakob Fritz