Patents by Inventor Derek Gassen

Derek Gassen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for predictive and actual intrusion detection on a network
    Patent number: 8640234
    Abstract: A method of managing network usage by defining a set of linguistic patterns, where each linguistic pattern is associated with a condition that is to be monitored. Network packets are captured during transmission and analyzed to identify linguistic patterns. Captured network packets are scored based on similarity of at least one linguistic pattern to one or more of the defined set of linguistic patterns. When a packet that is scored above a specified threshold value is identified, at least one responsive action is implemented. In this manner, a system implementing the method is able to identify network traffic that is associated with prospective malicious activity and thereby provide an early warning before damage has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Gassen, Thomas P. Donahue
  • Method and apparatus for predictive and actual intrusion detection on a network
    Publication number: 20060150249
    Abstract: A method of managing network usage by defining a set of linguistic patterns, where each linguistic pattern is associated with a condition that is to be monitored. Network packets are captured during transmission and analyzed to identify linguistic patterns. Captured network packets are scored based on similarity of at least one linguistic pattern to one or more of the defined set of linguistic patterns. When a packet that is scored above a specified threshold value is identified, at least one responsive action is implemented. In this manner, a system implementing the method is able to identify network traffic that is associated with prospective malicious activity and thereby provide an early warning before damage has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Derek Gassen, Thomas Donahue