Patents by Inventor John Boyer

John Boyer 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: 20260342814
    Abstract: An automated sandbox generator for a cyber-attack exercise on a mimic network in a cloud environment can include various components. The cloud deployment component deploys the mimic network in a sandbox environment in the cloud environment. The mimic network can be a clone of components from a network that exists in an organization's environment and/or, predefined example components. The attack engine deploys a cyber threat to use an exploit for the wargaming cyber-attack exercise in the mimic network. The user interface displays, in real time, results of the wargaming cyber-attack exercise being conducted in the sandbox environment, to create a behavioral profile of how the cyber threat using the exploit would actually perform in that particular organization's environment as well as have human users interact with the cyber threat deployed by the attack engine during the cyber-attack on the mimic network, as it happens in real time, during the wargaming cyber-attack exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Inventors: Jake Lal, Frank Jasik, Simon Fellows, James Rees Wingar, Alexander Fox Thompson, Billy McDermot, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20260332613
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a cyber security system that may enable an end user to communicate with a cyber security appliance to identify cyber threats across the client system. The system can include one or more host devices each having a user interface and an endpoint agent for facilitating bi-directional communication between the user and a cyber security appliance. The endpoint agent may include a communication facilitation module including a user interaction module configured to communicate with the user interface and a helper module configured to communicate with the cyber security appliance. The endpoint agent is configured to enable the bi-directional communication between the user interface and the cyber security appliance on receiving a query associated with identified unusual behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Inventors: John Boyer, Ciaran Mckey, Connor Trimble, James Wingar, Holly Birch, Joseph Gardner, Thomas Marlow, Jake Lal, Patrick Osbourne, Daniel Rutter
  • Publication number: 20260332614
    Abstract: An interactive cyber-security user-interface for cybersecurity components can receive a voice input from a user as well as ii) a text input as a user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface works with a set of differently trained LLMs to carry out tasks on behalf of the user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface cooperates with the set of differently trained LLMs, which are grouped together to operate as an orchestrated system to provide different tasks. The tasks can include a collection of supplementary information, a summarization of cyber security information, translating a query in the natural human speech format into the required search syntax, how to integrate with an API, acting as a first line of support to user inquiries, a suggested response to a cyber security issue, etc. The interactive cyber-security user-interface for the cybersecurity components acts as the user interface for one or more of the cybersecurity components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Inventors: Dickon Humphrey, Timothy Bazalgette, John Boyer, Jake Lal, Philip Sellars
  • Publication number: 20260322834
    Abstract: A cyber security appliance and computerized method for detecting and disabling malicious endpoints is described. Upon receiving information associated with one or more endpoints including a first endpoint, the cyber security appliance determines, based on conducting analytics on a portion of the information by a cyber security appliance, whether the first endpoint constitutes a malicious endpoint. In response to detecting the malicious endpoint, the cyber security appliance requests authorization to launch an offensive countermeasure against the malicious endpoint and, upon receiving the authorization, conducts the offensive countermeasure against the malicious endpoint by at least continuously disrupting or disabling communications over a network utilized by the malicious endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2026
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Inventors: Carl Salji, Jake Lal, John Boyer, Andres Martin
  • Publication number: 20260322840
    Abstract: A forensic acquisition and investigation service can receive a trigger signal, including any of i) an alert, ii) a model breach, and iii) a cyber threat investigation, from one or more parts of a cyber security system. The service parses through information in the trigger signal to identify any components indicated in the trigger signal in order to launch a forensic acquisition investigation on the components indicated in the trigger signal, to store one or more snapshots of information captured during the forensic acquisition investigation from the components, and then to cooperate with a user interface to present the trigger signal of i) the alert, ii) the model breach, and/or iii) the cyber threat investigation on the user interface as well as the information captured from the one or more snapshots from the forensic acquisition investigation on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2026
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Inventors: Timothy Bazalgette, Jonathan Durston, Patrick Osborne, Robin Clement, John Boyer, Connor Trimble
  • Patent number: 12744793
    Abstract: Cybersecurity components configured to cooperate with LLMs including i) a cyber security appliance with a cyber threat detect engine to detect a cyber threat, ii) a proactive threat notification service, iii) a cyber threat autonomous response engine, iv) a cyberattack simulator, v) a cyber-attack restoration engine, and vi) an artificial intelligence-based cyber threat analyst module. The LLMs are configured to communicate and cooperate with the one or more cybersecurity components via one or more Application Program Interfaces (APIs) to receive cyber security information being produced by the one or more of the cybersecurity components and then to apply language generation functionality in order to assist a human in an understanding of the cyber security information being produced by the cybersecurity components, and then also to provide recommendations to prioritize breaches over other breaches in a native human friendly format for the human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Boyer, Justas Zaborovskis
  • Patent number: 12695784
    Abstract: A synthetic cyberattack tool uses a generative AI component to assist in generating a synthetic cyberattack by a cyber threat to produce one or more cybersecurity incidents and/or events. The synthetic cyberattack tool uses the generative AI component also to provide an analysis and an explanation for a purpose of providing cyber security training to at least one of an end user of a network and a cyber security team member for the network in a mimic network. The synthetic cyberattack tool orchestrates the synthetic cyberattack and derives the synthetic cyberattack from real world cyberattacks and the wargaming cyberattack exercise from real world behaviors of the end user and/or the cyber security team member as well as the architecture and policies implemented in the real world network. A user interface component displays both results of testing in the wargaming cyberattack exercise along with an explainability on the synthetic cyberattack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Boyer, Jake Lal, Philip Sellars, Timothy Bazalgette, Dickon Humphrey
  • Patent number: 12641094
    Abstract: An interactive cyber-security user-interface for cybersecurity components can receive a voice input from a user as well as ii) a text input as a user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface works with a set of differently trained LLMs to carry out tasks on behalf of the user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface cooperates with the set of differently trained LLMs, which are grouped together to operate as an orchestrated system to provide different tasks. The tasks can include a collection of supplementary information, a summarization of cyber security information, translating a query in the natural human speech format into the required search syntax, how to integrate with an API, acting as a first line of support to user inquiries, a suggested response to a cyber security issue, etc. The interactive cyber-security user-interface for the cybersecurity components acts as the user interface for one or more of the cybersecurity components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Dickon Humphrey, Timothy Bazalgette, John Boyer, Jake Lal, Philip Sellars
  • Patent number: 12634300
    Abstract: A cyber security appliance and computerized method for detecting and disabling malicious endpoints is described. Upon receiving information associated with one or more endpoints including a first endpoint, the cyber security appliance determines, based on conducting analytics on a portion of the information by a cyber security appliance, whether the first endpoint constitutes a malicious endpoint. In response to detecting the malicious endpoint, the cyber security appliance requests authorization to launch an offensive countermeasure against the malicious endpoint and, upon receiving the authorization, conducts the offensive countermeasure against the malicious endpoint by at least continuously disrupting or disabling communications over a network utilized by the malicious endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Carl Salji, Jake Lal, John Boyer, Andres Martin
  • Patent number: 12549569
    Abstract: An automated sandbox generator for a cyber-attack exercise on a mimic network in a cloud environment can include various components. The cloud deployment component deploys the mimic network in a sandbox environment in the cloud environment. The mimic network can be a clone of components from a network that exists in an organization's environment and/or, predefined example components. The attack engine deploys a cyber threat to use an exploit for the wargaming cyber-attack exercise in the mimic network. The user interface displays, in real time, results of the wargaming cyber-attack exercise being conducted in the sandbox environment, to create a behavioral profile of how the cyber threat using the exploit would actually perform in that particular organization's environment as well as have human users interact with the cyber threat deployed by the attack engine during the cyber-attack on the mimic network, as it happens in real time, during the wargaming cyber-attack exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Jake Lal, Frank Jasik, Simon Fellows, James Rees Wingar, Alexander Fox Thompson, Billy McDermot, John Boyer
  • Patent number: 12549566
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a cyber security system that may enable an end user to communicate with a cyber security appliance to identify cyber threats across the client system. The system can include one or more host devices each having a user interface and an endpoint agent for facilitating bi-directional communication between the user and a cyber security appliance. The endpoint agent may include a communication facilitation module including a user interaction module configured to communicate with the user interface and a helper module configured to communicate with the cyber security appliance. The endpoint agent is configured to enable the bi-directional communication between the user interface and the cyber security appliance on receiving a query associated with identified unusual behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Darktrace Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Boyer, Ciaran Mckey, Connor Trimble, James Wingar, Holly Birch, Joseph Gardner, Thomas Marlow, Jake Lal, Patrick Osbourne, Daniel Rutter
  • Publication number: 20260019432
    Abstract: A clustering foundational AI model analyzes for, collects data about, and then outputs the role and/or function of an entity in a network and/or in an organization. The clustering foundational AI model clusters data together so that similar roles and/or functions can be readily identified to supply additional contextual information about the entity involved in the alert and/or event, and then outputs the role and/or function for the entity associated with the alert and/or event to assist in an investigation. The clustering foundational AI model adds the additional contextual information about the role and/or function of the entity upon receiving the alert and/or event. A UI receives the additional contextual information about the role and/or function of the entity in the network and/or organization and then presents both the alert and/or event and the additional contextual information that allows a user to gain contextual information about the alert and/or event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Timothy Bazalgette, Max Heinemeyer, Stephen Casey, Dickon Humphrey, Philip Sellars, Andres Curto Martin, Miguel Neves Fonseca, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20250148078
    Abstract: A cyber security system that protects against cyber threats including a synthetic clone of a voice of a speaker can include several components. A deep learning model is trained to analyze an audio file and produce one or more embeddings of the audio file. One or more AI classifiers are trained to analyze the one or more embeddings of the audio file from the deep learning model to determine whether it is likely that the voice of the speaker engaging with a user is real or the synthetic clone of the voice of the speaker. The voice clone detection bot can be resident on a computing device of the user and can integrate with different sources of audio data on the computing device of the user in order to collect the audio file containing an attempt to synthetically clone the voice of the speaker protected by the cyber security system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Jake Lal, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20250119435
    Abstract: A cyber security system is adapted to contextualize and visualize cloud architectures featuring ephemeral cloud assets with generation of a cloud asset remediation plan to group alerts for handling based on security team responsibilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: John Boyer, Connor Trimble, David Culemann, Ciaran McKey, Mihai Varsandan
  • Publication number: 20240414177
    Abstract: An orchestration component implemented within a cybersecurity system and operating in concert with a cybersecurity appliance to enhance cyber threat detection or a response to a cyber threat detected by the cybersecurity appliance is described. The orchestration component comprises a first landscape analysis module, a data score and an action severely configured to operate with a first large language model to (i) analyze threat landscape data received from one or more external sources and (ii) identify threat technique data associated with one or more cyber threats included within the threat landscape data. The orchestration component further comprises a data store adapted to maintain the threat technique data identified by the threat landscape analysis module; and an action severity module is configured to adjust a sensitivity of a cyber threat detection engine of the cybersecurity appliance in monitoring for the one or more cyber threats represented by the threat technique data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jake Lal, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20240414191
    Abstract: An interactive cyber-security user-interface for cybersecurity components can receive a voice input from a user as well as ii) a text input as a user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface works with a set of differently trained LLMs to carry out tasks on behalf of the user input. The interactive cyber-security user-interface cooperates with the set of differently trained LLMs, which are grouped together to operate as an orchestrated system to provide different tasks. The tasks can include a collection of supplementary information, a summarization of cyber security information, translating a query in the natural human speech format into the required search syntax, how to integrate with an API, acting as a first line of support to user inquiries, a suggested response to a cyber security issue, etc. The interactive cyber-security user-interface for the cybersecurity components acts as the user interface for one or more of the cybersecurity components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Dickon Humphrey, Timothy Bazalgette, John Boyer, Jake Lal, Philip Sellars
  • Publication number: 20240414211
    Abstract: Cybersecurity components configured to cooperate with LLMs including i) a cyber security appliance with a cyber threat detect engine to detect a cyber threat, ii) a proactive threat notification service, iii) a cyber threat autonomous response engine, iv) a cyberattack simulator, v) a cyber-attack restoration engine, and vi) an artificial intelligence-based cyber threat analyst module. The LLMs are configured to communicate and cooperate with the one or more cybersecurity components via one or more Application Program Interfaces (APIs) to receive cyber security information being produced by the one or more of the cybersecurity components and then to apply language generation functionality in order to assist a human in an understanding of the cyber security information being produced by the cybersecurity components, and then also to provide recommendations to prioritize breaches over other breaches in a native human friendly format for the human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: John Boyer, Justas Zaborovskis
  • Publication number: 20240414190
    Abstract: A system operating with a cybersecurity system to enhance cyber threat detection is described. The system features a first and second orchestrator modules. The first orchestrator module includes at least a first large language model and is configured to perform artificial intelligence-based simulations of cyber-attacks to determine (i) how a simulated cyber-attack might occur in a selected computing device and (ii) how to use simulated cyber-attack information to preempt possible escalations of an ongoing actual cyber-attack. The second orchestrator module includes at least a second large language model and is configured to (i) perform a remediation task to correct one or more misconfigurations in one or more components associated with the cybersecurity system and (ii) return the one or more components back to a trusted operational state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jake Lal, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20240403420
    Abstract: A cybersecurity system for adjusting content within an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model or creating a new AI model based on analysis of a model breach alert is described. The cybersecurity system features a model health analysis component and a model refinement component. The model health analysis component is configured to analyze content associated with a model breach alert. Communicatively coupled to the model health analysis component, the model refinement component is configured to receive analytic results from the model health analysis component. Based on the analytic results, the model refinement component determines adjustments to the threshold associated with the AI model or generates a new AI model in substitution of the AI model to avoid an over-breaching condition or improve cyber threat detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jake Lal, John Boyer
  • Publication number: 20240406210
    Abstract: The cyber security training tool has a natural language processor and a large language model to be able to analyze both i) a synthetic cyberattack in a mimic network corresponding to a real world network as well as ii) a real cyberattack in the real world network. The cyber security training tool can then provide analysis and an explanation as to why machine learning identified the synthetic cyberattack and/or the real cyberattack as a cyber threat for a purpose of providing cyber security training to at least one of i) an end user of the real world network and ii) a cyber security team member for the real world network. The cyber security training tool further has a user interface component to display security awareness training for the synthetic cyberattack and/or the real cyberattack, and to show the end user and/or the cyber security team member an understanding of the machine learning of the synthetic cyberattack and/or the real cyberattack displayed in the user interface component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Sellars, Timothy Bazalgette, John Boyer, Jake Lal, Dickon Humphrey