Patents by Inventor Erich J. Smythe

Erich J. Smythe 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 system for assessing attacks on computer networks using Bayesian networks
    Patent number: 6907430
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for processing data from a computer network to determine an occurrence of and characterize a particular activity associated with the computer network. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a collection of data is managed that corresponds to events associated with the computer network. At least one model is established to correlate an occurrence of a predetermined set of events. At least one hypothesis is formed, using the at least one model, that characterizes the particular activity associated with the computer network. The at least one hypothesis is evaluated using the at least one model. The steps of forming and evaluating are performed interactively with the step of managing to iteratively update the collection of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Booz-Allen Hamilton, Inc.
    Inventors: Chee-Yee Chong, Lester J. Gong, Erich J. Smythe
  • Method and system for assessing attacks on computer networks using bayesian networks
    Publication number: 20030070003
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for processing data from a computer network to determine an occurrence of and characterize a particular activity associated with the computer network. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a collection of data is managed that corresponds to events associated with the computer network. At least one model is established to correlate an occurrence of a predetermined set of events. At least one hypothesis is formed, using the at least one model, that characterizes the particular activity associated with the computer network. The at least one hypothesis is evaluated using the at least one model. The steps of forming and evaluating are performed interactively with the step of managing to iteratively update the collection of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Chee-Yee Chong, Lester J. Gong, Erich J. Smythe