Patents by Inventor Kevin Dean Kirkwood

Kevin Dean Kirkwood 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: 11610000
    Abstract: A system configured for identifying unpermitted data in source code receives a search query comprising particular keywords related to the unpermitted data. The system labels the source code with vulnerability factors and categories of those vulnerability factors, where the vulnerability factors indicate a security vulnerability and the categories provide information about the security vulnerability of the source code. The system performs a static analysis on the source code to identify instances of the particular keyword in a data flow and control flow of the source code. The system performs a vulnerability analysis on the source code to determine a vulnerability level of the source code, in which factor weights and category weights for each code portion of the source code are determined. The system calculates a weighted sum of the factor weights and category weights for each code portion, thereby detecting instances of unpermitted data in source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Lawson Bishop, III, Jason Conrad Starin, Kevin Dean Kirkwood
  • Patent number: 11366901
    Abstract: A system configured for identifying insider threats in source code conducts an automated analysis designed to identify instances of insider threats. The system performs a static analysis on results from the automated analysis to identify instances of keywords related to methods and targets of insider threats, external data being used, code layering is used to obfuscate a content. The system identifies points of correlations between instances found by performing the static analysis and assigns weight values to code portions based on the number of points of correlations found in the code portions. The system identifies code portions having weight values above a threshold value, thereby detecting instances of insider threats in source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Lawson Bishop, III, Jason Conrad Starin, Kevin Dean Kirkwood
  • Publication number: 20220108010
    Abstract: A system configured for identifying insider threats in source code conducts an automated analysis designed to identify instances of insider threats. The system performs a static analysis on results from the automated analysis to identify instances of keywords related to methods and targets of insider threats, external data being used, code layering is used to obfuscate a content. The system identifies points of correlations between instances found by performing the static analysis and assigns weight values to code portions based on the number of points of correlations found in the code portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jack Lawson Bishop, III, Jason Conrad Starin, Kevin Dean Kirkwood
  • Publication number: 20220108022
    Abstract: A system configured for identifying unpermitted data in source code receives a search query comprising particular keywords related to the unpermitted data. The system labels the source code with vulnerability factors and categories of those vulnerability factors, where the vulnerability factors indicate a security vulnerability and the categories provide information about the security vulnerability of the source code. The system performs a static analysis on the source code to identify instances of the particular keyword in a data flow and control flow of the source code. The system performs a vulnerability analysis on the source code to determine a vulnerability level of the source code, in which factor weights and category weights for each code portion of the source code are determined. The system calculates a weighted sum of the factor weights and category weights for each code portion, thereby detecting instances of unpermitted data in source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jack Lawson Bishop, III, Jason Conrad Starin, Kevin Dean Kirkwood