Patents by Inventor Matthew Jonathan Condren

Matthew Jonathan Condren 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).

  • Dynamic vulnerability correlation
    Patent number: 11722514
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TRIPWIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Reguly, Chris Pawlukowsky, Matthew Jonathan Condren
  • Dynamic vulnerability correlation
    Patent number: 11128652
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Reguly, Chris Pawlukowsky, Matthew Jonathan Condren
  • Dynamic vulnerability correlation
    Patent number: 10158660
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Tripwire, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Reguly, Chris Pawlukowsky, Matthew Jonathan Condren