Abstract: In one example method metadata about one or more entities of a ransomware threat and one or more relationships between the one or more entities of the ransomware threat is extracted from received cyber threat intelligence data by a threat decipher engine. The metadata about the one or more entities of the ransomware threat and the one or more relationships between the one or more entities of the ransomware threat is stored in a repository. A ransomware attack type included in received security sensor data is predicted by a threat prediction engine based on the metadata about the one or more entities of the ransomware threat and the one or more relationships between the one or more entities of the ransomware threat.

Abstract: A multi-layer cross connect having high isolation between signal channels, the multi-layer cross connect comprising: (a) a multi-layer circuit board having a top and bottom orientation and comprising at least a bottom layer and one or more upper layers; (b) a plurality of microstrip launches along the perimeter of the bottom layer; (c) a plurality of striplines on the bottom layer, each stripline being connected to one and only one microstrip launch and comprising a transformer for lowering its impedance and thereby increasing its width, the striplines comprising first striplines and second striplines; (d) a plurality of transition vias, each transition via conductively coupling each of the second striplines to a stripline on an upper layer; and (e) a combiner on each layer for combining signals from multiple striplines to a common stripline.

Abstract: A multi-layer cross connect having high isolation between signal channels, the multi-layer cross connect comprising: (a) a multi-layer circuit board having a top and bottom orientation and comprising at least a bottom layer and one or more upper layers; (b) a plurality of microstrip launches along the perimeter of the bottom layer; (c) a plurality of striplines on the bottom layer, each stripline being connected to one and only one microstrip launch and comprising a transformer for lowering its impedance and thereby increasing its width, the striplines comprising first striplines and second striplines; (d) a plurality of transition vias, each transition via conductively coupling each of the second striplines to a stripline on an upper layer; and (e) a combiner on each layer for combining signals from multiple striplines to a common stripline.

Abstract: A lead frame design and manufacturing process comprising a lead frame (18) having its internal lead fingers (20) punched out to dimensions optimized to accommodate the body size of a selected die. A die pad (30), also optimized to accommodate the body size of the selected die, is attached to the lead frame with mechanical or chemical bonding. Punches are used to punch out the internal lead pins according to selected dimensions.