Patents by Inventor James Witschey

James Witschey 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).

  • INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE PREDEPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE TESTING
    Publication number: 20240283812
    Abstract: A unified cloud configuration evaluation (UCCE) system is described capable of evaluating both asset configurations in a live cloud environment and proposed configuration changes produced by a cloud configuration development (CCD) system. In embodiments, the UCCE system may be implemented as a Cloud Security Posture Management (CPSM) system that monitors assets in the cloud environment and check the assets' configurations for compliance with a set of compliance rules. In embodiments, the UCCE system ingests a cloud configuration definition generated by the CCD system. In embodiments, the CCD system is implemented as an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) system that allows a user to create a cloud configuration definition that describes proposed configuration changes to the cloud environment. The UCCE system is configured to interpret the cloud configuration definition and analyze the proposed configuration changes for compliance using the same set of compliance rules used for the live cloud environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: James Witschey, John Jason Senich, Jun Park, Val Komarov, Miguel Ledezma, Chris DeRamus
  • Infrastructure as code pre-deployment compliance testing
    Patent number: 12015635
    Abstract: A unified cloud configuration evaluation (UCCE) system is described capable of evaluating both asset configurations in a live cloud environment and proposed configuration changes produced by a cloud configuration development (CCD) system. In embodiments, the UCCE system may be implemented as a Cloud Security Posture Management (CPSM) system that monitors assets in the cloud environment and check the assets' configurations for compliance with a set of compliance rules. In embodiments, the UCCE system ingests a cloud configuration definition generated by the CCD system. In embodiments, the CCD system is implemented as an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) system that allows a user to create a cloud configuration definition that describes proposed configuration changes to the cloud environment. The UCCE system is configured to interpret the cloud configuration definition and analyze the proposed configuration changes for compliance using the same set of compliance rules used for the live cloud environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: James Witschey, John Jason Senich, Jun Park, Val Komarov, Miguel Ledezma, Chris DeRamus
  • INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE PRE-DEPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE TESTING
    Publication number: 20220353289
    Abstract: A unified cloud configuration evaluation (UCCE) system is described capable of evaluating both asset configurations in a live cloud environment and proposed configuration changes produced by a cloud configuration development (CCD) system. In embodiments, the UCCE system may be implemented as a Cloud Security Posture Management (CPSM) system that monitors assets in the cloud environment and check the assets' configurations for compliance with a set of compliance rules. In embodiments, the UCCE system ingests a cloud configuration definition generated by the CCD system. In embodiments, the CCD system is implemented as an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) system that allows a user to create a cloud configuration definition that describes proposed configuration changes to the cloud environment. The UCCE system is configured to interpret the cloud configuration definition and analyze the proposed configuration changes for compliance using the same set of compliance rules used for the live cloud environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: James Witschey, John Senich, Jun Park, Val Komarov, Miguel Ledezma, Chris DeRamus