Patents by Inventor Harlan Seymour

Harlan Seymour 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: 8266177
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for empirically adjusting access to a database (1). An apparatus embodiment comprises: coupled to the database (1), a database discovery module (11) for determining authorized accesses to the database (1); coupled to the database (1), a command monitoring module (12) for monitoring actual accesses to the database (1); and coupled to the database discovery module (11) and to the command monitoring module (12), an analysis module (13) for comparing actual accesses with authorized accesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Harlan Seymour, Sourabh Satish, Anne Yeh, Benjamin Yeung
  • Patent number: 7832005
    Abstract: Detecting deviations from normal behavior in a processing system is disclosed. Independently for each of a plurality of processes associated with the processing system, a learning phase is started for the process based on a start criteria associated with the process, the normal behavior associated with the process is learned during the learning phase, the learning phase for the process is stopped based on a stop criteria associated with the process, and a protect phase is started for the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Sourabh Satish, Harlan Seymour, Philip Lao, John Bonamico
  • Patent number: 7673139
    Abstract: A technique is disclosed for protecting a computer system. In one embodiment, the technique comprises configuring a first account with a first privilege and configuring a second account with a second privilege, wherein the first account is restricted at a configured time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Sourabh Satish, Harlan Seymour