Patents by Inventor Eric C. Ackerman

Eric C. Ackerman 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).

  • Supplemental attack surface scanner
    Patent number: 11546355
    Abstract: Apparatus and the methods for security scanning. The apparatus may include a data collection machine. The data collection machine may be configured to transmit an executable file, from an enterprise monitoring process, to a computing machine. The computing machine may be set to be accessed only by a group of users. The computing machine may be a machine that does not have a pipeline to the Internet. The data collection machine may be configured to cause the computing machine to execute the executable file. The data collection machine may be configured to derive, from an output of the executable file, a monitoring condition in the computing machine. The enterprise monitoring process may be a process that includes only individuals that may be not part of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Eric C. Ackerman
  • SUPPLEMENTAL ATTACK SURFACE SCANNER
    Publication number: 20220038470
    Abstract: Apparatus and the methods for security scanning. The apparatus may include a data collection machine. The data collection machine may be configured to transmit an executable file, from an enterprise monitoring process, to a computing machine. The computing machine may be set to be accessed only by a group of users. The computing machine may be a machine that does not have a pipeline to the Internet. The data collection machine may be configured to cause the computing machine to execute the executable file. The data collection machine may be configured to derive, from an output of the executable file, a monitoring condition in the computing machine. The enterprise monitoring process may be a process that includes only individuals that may be not part of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Eric C. Ackerman