Patents by Inventor George Jeffrey Francis

George Jeffrey Francis 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).

  • Publication number: 20240146773
    Abstract: A policy management server manages a segmentation policy and automatically configures an enclave protection device consistently with the segmentation policy so that that the segmentation policy can be enforced with respect to workloads within a secure enclave protected by the enclave protection device. The policy management server identifies protected workloads that are members of a secure enclave and external workloads that are external to the secure enclave. The policy management server identifies cross-boundary rules of the segmentation policy affecting traffic between the protected workloads and external workloads. The policy management server generates and distributes a configuration of the enclave protection device to enable enforcement of the cross-boundary rules pertaining to traffic passing through the enclave protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: George Jeffrey Francis, Matthew Kirby Glenn, Jalandip Lepcha, Paul James Kirner
  • Patent number: 11909766
    Abstract: A policy management server manages a segmentation policy and automatically configures an enclave protection device consistently with the segmentation policy so that that the segmentation policy can be enforced with respect to workloads within a secure enclave protected by the enclave protection device. The policy management server identifies protected workloads that are members of a secure enclave and external workloads that are external to the secure enclave. The policy management server identifies cross-boundary rules of the segmentation policy affecting traffic between the protected workloads and external workloads. The policy management server generates and distributes a configuration of the enclave protection device to enable enforcement of the cross-boundary rules pertaining to traffic passing through the enclave protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: George Jeffrey Francis, Matthew Kirby Glenn, Jalandip Lepcha, Paul James Kirner
  • Publication number: 20230362066
    Abstract: A computing device (e.g., a policy management server) obtains a segmentation policy that includes a set of rules for controlling network traffic between workloads. The computing device also receives infrastructure feedback regarding configuration of third-party network infrastructure. The computing device uses the infrastructure feedback to identify a discrepancy between the segmentation policy and the configuration of the third-party network infrastructure and triggers a corrective action in response. The corrective action may include providing a notification or suggestive remedy for the discrepancy to the user or automatically remedying the discrepancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Rushabh Sanghvi, George Jeffrey Francis, Rupesh Kumar Mishra
  • Patent number: 11743142
    Abstract: A computing device (e.g., a policy management server) obtains a segmentation policy that includes a set of rules for controlling network traffic between workloads. The computing device also receives infrastructure feedback regarding configuration of third-party network infrastructure. The computing device uses the infrastructure feedback to identify a discrepancy between the segmentation policy and the configuration of the third-party network infrastructure and triggers a corrective action in response. The corrective action may include providing a notification or suggestive remedy for the discrepancy to the user or automatically remedying the discrepancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Rushabh Sanghvi, George Jeffrey Francis, Rupesh Kumar Mishra
  • Publication number: 20210234900
    Abstract: A policy management server manages a segmentation policy and automatically configures an enclave protection device consistently with the segmentation policy so that that the segmentation policy can be enforced with respect to workloads within a secure enclave protected by the enclave protection device. The policy management server identifies protected workloads that are members of a secure enclave and external workloads that are external to the secure enclave. The policy management server identifies cross-boundary rules of the segmentation policy affecting traffic between the protected workloads and external workloads. The policy management server generates and distributes a configuration of the enclave protection device to enable enforcement of the cross-boundary rules pertaining to traffic passing through the enclave protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: George Jeffrey Francis, Matthew Kirby Glenn, Jalandip Lepcha, Paul James Kirner