Abstract: A system for receiving and deduplicating data strings transmitted over a network is disclosed. The system comprises one or more network sensors detecting data strings while in transit on the network; and non-transitory memory comprising instructions. When the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors establish a plurality of Bloom filters, receive a first data string, perform a first insertion operation into each Bloom filter; determine, for each of one or more Bloom filters, a set of bits, whether presently set or cleared, to be unset; and unset each determined set of bits in the one or more Bloom filters. At a later moment in time, the first data string is received again, and each Bloom filter is queried to determine whether the first data string has been inserted, based on a current state of that Bloom filter.

Abstract: A system for receiving and deduplicating data strings transmitted over a network is disclosed. The system comprises one or more network sensors detecting data strings while in transit on the network; and non-transitory memory comprising instructions. When the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors establish a plurality of Bloom filters, receive a first data string, perform a first insertion operation into each Bloom filter; determine, for each of one or more Bloom filters, a set of bits, whether presently set or cleared, to be unset; and unset each determined set of bits in the one or more Bloom filters. At a later moment in time, the first data string is received again, and each Bloom filter is queried to determine whether the first data string has been inserted, based on a current state of that Bloom filter.

Abstract: A tract expander includes a base having a threaded central hole and a plurality of wings. The base and the wings are connected by a plurality of hinges. Each of the plurality of hinges is connected to the base and to a wing of the plurality of wings so that each wing moves relative to the base. A threaded shaft includes a tip. The tip diameter is larger than the threaded shaft diameter and the threaded shaft is configured to screw into the threaded central hole. The threaded shaft is configured to rotate and move the tip toward the hinged base, causing the tops of the plurality of wings to move away from the threaded shaft.

Abstract: A system for receiving and deduplicating data strings transmitted over a network is disclosed. The system comprises one or more network sensors detecting data strings while in transit on the network; and non-transitory memory comprising instructions. When the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors establish a plurality of Bloom filters, receive a first data string, perform a first insertion operation into each Bloom filter; determine, for each of one or more Bloom filters, a set of bits, whether presently set or cleared, to be unset; and unset each determined set of bits in the one or more Bloom filters. At a later moment in time, the first data string is received again, and each Bloom filter is queried to determine whether the first data string has been inserted, based on a current state of that Bloom filter.

Abstract: A user may access an institution system via more than one communications channel, either by the same device (e.g., a mobile device accessing the institution system via a voice channel and a data channel) or by different devices (e.g., a personal computer via a web channel and a phone via a voice channel). If a user is not currently authenticated to a communications channel and attempts to access the institution system via a communications channel, the user may be authenticated using strong authentication. If the user is currently authenticated to the institution system via a communications channel and would like to engage a second communications channel to access the institution system, the user may authenticate to the second communications channel using both communications channels and weak authentication, such as single factor authentication or a challenge question.

Abstract: A method for generating fingerprints of web domains and reacting to artifacts electronically received from those web domains is disclosed. When artifacts from a first web domain and artifacts from a second web domain have been transmitted over a network, a system generates, via a hashing function that consults registry information, a first hash for the first web domain and a second hash for the second web domain and identifies a correlation between the first web domain and the second web domain based on shared subsets of the first hash and second hash. Upon receiving a notification that artifacts from the first web domain had been determined to negatively impact the functioning of a secondary computing system; and based on the identified correlation between the first web domain and the second web domain, the system automatically quarantines artifacts from the second web domain from interacting with the secondary computing system.

Abstract: A property is identified about which to gather information. A vehicle is deployed to a location associated with the property. The vehicle gathers data at the location. A portion of the gathered data indicating a condition or event at the property is determined and encrypted. The portion of the gathered data is stored or sent to an authorized party.

Abstract: A system for collecting data artifacts from a production environment, storing them, and replaying them in a testing environment is disclosed. One or more processors receive a data artifact from a sensor in a production environment, and store the data artifact in a first storage with a unique identifier, while also storing in a second storage record(s) associating the unique identifier with a tag. A clone of at least a portion of the production environment is created within the testing environment, and an analytic targeting the data artifact is incorporated into the clone. Upon receiving a request to replay the data artifact, referencing the tag associated with the data artifact's unique identifier, the data artifact is replayed by causing the clone to receive the data artifact as if it were presently encountered. Logs of output from the clone's response are stored in a third storage for future analysis.

Abstract: An applet may be downloaded or provided to a web browser when a user visits a site in order to protect data input by the user from being captured by malicious software, such as key loggers. The applet may present a user input field in the web browser and may generate a random sequence of low-level key stroke or mouse click events within the input field when the user enters information, such as a username and/or password. A listening key logger will receive a large amount of random data, whereas the applet will receive and buffer the actual user data that may be communicated to a remote site access by the user.

Abstract: A system for receiving and deduplicating data strings transmitted over a network is disclosed. The system comprises one or more network sensors detecting data strings while in transit on the network; and non-transitory memory comprising instructions. When the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors establish a plurality of Bloom filters, receive a first data string, perform a first insertion operation into each Bloom filter; determine, for each of one or more Bloom filters, a set of bits, whether presently set or cleared, to be unset; and unset each determined set of bits in the one or more Bloom filters. At a later moment in time, the first data string is received again, and each Bloom filter is queried to determine whether the first data string has been inserted, based on a current state of that Bloom filter.

Abstract: Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of damage to the property. For example, an unmanned vehicle may use one or more sensors to determine damage to the property. Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an adaptive financial system. One of the methods includes receiving, from a user, a selected lifestyle archetype of a user, wherein the selected lifestyle archetype identifies a predetermined allocation of income and spending. The method includes monitoring financial activities of the user. The method also includes providing feedback to the user based on the monitoring and the selected lifestyle archetype.

Abstract: Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of damage to an object. For example, an unmanned vehicle may project a laser pattern and use information associated with the laser pattern to determine characteristics of the object.

Abstract: A user may access an institution system via more than one communications channel, either by the same device (e.g., a mobile device accessing the institution system via a voice channel and a data channel) or by different devices (e.g., a personal computer via a web channel and a phone via a voice channel). If a user is not currently authenticated to a communications channel and attempts to access the institution system via a communications channel, the user may be authenticated using strong authentication. If the user is currently authenticated to the institution system via a communications channel and would like to engage a second communications channel to access the institution system, the user may authenticate to the second communications channel using both communications channels and weak authentication, such as single factor authentication or a challenge question.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for indexing a stream of files is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a file; generating a set of atomic indexes based on the file contents; storing the atomic indexes in a current index; and if the current index reaches a threshold criterion, freezing the current index into a read-only form, propagating the current index to one or more distributed databases, and generating a new index for future insertions. In some embodiments, the method further comprises one or more of providing an interface to query the databases for files matching a particular signature; searching the databases using a YARA-specified signature; converting a user-provided signature in the YARA format to an index-acceleratable format; retrieving a set of files that are possible matches of the particular signature; verifying that each file of the set of files is a match of the particular signature; and providing the files through the interface.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for collecting files transmitted on a network for subsequent malware analysis is disclosed. The method comprises determining, by a sensor, that a file has been transmitted on the network; transmitting, from the sensor to an intermediate agent, the file; storing, by the intermediate agent, the file, pending a determination whether metadata of the file indicates an identical copy of the file has likely already been stored by a source collection subsystem; responsive to a determination that the file has not likely already been stored by the source collection subsystem, transmitting the file from the intermediate agent to the source collection subsystem; verifying, by the source collection subsystem, that the file has not likely already been stored by the source collection subsystem; and storing the file for future analysis.

Abstract: A system for receiving and indexing files transmitted on a network, comprising one or more intermediate agents, each connecting a network sensor to a source collection subsystem, an analysis subsystem, an indexing subsystem, and one or more databases. The system detects that a file has been transmitted via the network, offers transmission from an intermediate agent to the source collection subsystem after a deduplication process at the intermediate agent, transmits the file from the intermediate agent to the source collection subsystem after another deduplication process at the source collection subsystem, transmits the file from the source collection subsystem to the analysis subsystem, performs structural analysis of characteristics of the file within the analysis subsystem; and stores the file and results of the structural analysis in an indexed form in the one or more databases.

Abstract: A property is identified about which to gather information. A vehicle is deployed to a location associated with the property. The vehicle gathers data at the location. A portion of the gathered data indicating a condition or event at the property is determined and encrypted. The portion of the gathered data is stored or sent to an authorized party.

Abstract: An applet may be downloaded or provided to a web browser when a user visits a site in order to protect data input by the user from being captured by malicious software, such as key loggers. The applet may present a user input field in the web browser and may generate a random sequence of low-level key stroke or mouse click events within the input field when the user enters information, such as a username and/or password. A listening key logger will receive a large amount of random data, whereas the applet will receive and buffer the actual user data that may be communicated to a remote site access by the user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an adaptive financial system. One of the methods includes receiving, from a user, a selected lifestyle archetype of a user, wherein the selected lifestyle archetype identifies a predetermined allocation of income and spending. The method includes monitoring financial activities of the user. The method also includes providing feedback to the user based on the monitoring and the selected lifestyle archetype.