Patents by Inventor David Lapsley

David Lapsley 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: 9692774
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Wassim Matragi, Kenneth Dumble
  • Publication number: 20160182547
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Wassim Matragi, Kenneth Dumble
  • Patent number: 9332026
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Wassim Matragi, Kenneth Dumble
  • Publication number: 20150047036
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Wassim Matragi, Kenneth Dumble
  • Patent number: 8719930
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sonus Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Wassim Matragi, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Kenneth Dumble
  • Publication number: 20120090028
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: David Lapsley, Wassim Matragi, Miri Mansur, Jonathan Klotzbach, Ti-yuan Dean Shu, Sri Chary, Joby Joseph, Mark Topham, Kenneth Dumble
  • Patent number: 8150783
    Abstract: An improved security system for and method of detecting and responding to cyber attacks on a network or network element. The system comprises: (a) an intelligent agent-based information retrieval subsystem configured so as to automatically search for and retrieve relevant data from distributed sources; (b) a rule-based inferencing mechanism configured so as to interpret retrieved data within the situational context to support event and alert generation for cyber threat assessment and prediction; and (c) a threat assessment and prediction mechanism configured so as to capture relating to the interrelationship between cyber sensor outputs and cyber attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Charles River Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul G. Gonsalves, Catherine Dudley Call, Stephen Ho, David Lapsley
  • Publication number: 20110264608
    Abstract: An improved security system for and method of detecting and responding to cyber attacks on a network or network element. The system comprises: (a) an intelligent agent-based information retrieval subsystem configured so as to automatically search for and retrieve relevant data from distributed sources; (b) a rule-based inferencing mechanism configured so as to interpret retrieved data within the situational context to support event and alert generation for cyber threat assessment and prediction; and (c) a threat assessment and prediction mechanism configured so as to capture relating to the interrelationship between cyber sensor outputs and cyber attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Paul G. Gonsalves, Catherine Dudley Call, Stephen Ho, David Lapsley
  • Patent number: 7930256
    Abstract: An improved security system for and method of detecting and responding to cyber attacks on a network or network element. The system comprises: (a) an intelligent agent-based information retrieval subsystem configured so as to automatically search for and retrieve relevant data from distributed sources; (b) a rule-based inferencing mechanism configured so as to interpret retrieved data within the situational context to support event and alert generation for cyber threat assessment and prediction; and (c) a threat assessment and prediction mechanism configured so as to capture relating to the interrelationship between cyber sensor outputs and cyber attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Charles River Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul G. Gonsalves, Catherine Dudley Call, Stephen Ho, David Lapsley
  • Publication number: 20080010225
    Abstract: An improved security system for and method of detecting and responding to cyber attacks on a network or network element. The system comprises: (a) an intelligent agent-based information retrieval subsystem configured so as to automatically search for and retrieve relevant data from distributed sources; (b) a rule-based inferencing mechanism configured so as to interpret retrieved data within the situational context to support event and alert generation for cyber threat assessment and prediction; and (c) a threat assessment and prediction mechanism configured so as to capture relating to the interrelationship between cyber sensor outputs and cyber attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Gonsalves, Catherine Call, Stephen Ho, David Lapsley