Patents by Inventor Kyle Nehman

Kyle Nehman 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).

  • Systems and methods for ransomware detection and mitigation
    Patent number: 11720678
    Abstract: System and method for protecting a computing device of a target system against ransomware attacks employs a file system having a data structure used by an operating system of the computing device for managing files. A software or a hardware installed agent in the computing device performs one or more actions autonomously on behalf of the target system. The agent autonomously creates one or more trap files in the data structure of the filing system. A trap file is a file access to which indicates a probability of ransomware attack. The agent monitors access to the one or more trap files. Upon detecting access to a trap file, remedial action is performed by the target system against the probability of ransomware attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Cyber Crucible
    Inventors: Dennis Underwood, Kyle Nehman, Noah Greenberg, Mark Weideman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANSOMWARE DETECTION AND MITIGATION
    Publication number: 20210026961
    Abstract: System and method for protecting a computing device of a target system against ransomware attacks employs a file system having a data structure used by an operating system of the computing device for managing files. A software or a hardware installed agent in the computing device performs one or more actions autonomously on behalf of the target system. The agent autonomously creates one or more trap files in the data structure of the filing system. A trap file is a file access to which indicates a probability of ransomware attack. The agent monitors access to the one or more trap files. Upon detecting access to a trap file, remedial action is performed by the target system against the probability of ransomware attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Cyber Crucible Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Underwood, Kyle Nehman, Noah Greenberg, Mark Weideman