Patents by Inventor Matthew S. Becker

Matthew S. Becker 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).

  • Application security testing system
    Patent number: 9392012
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to an apparatus, method, and computer program product for an exposure based application security testing system. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to: access an application, wherein the application comprises an assessment parameter, wherein the assessment parameter comprises one or more assessment sub-parameters, wherein the one or more assessment sub-parameters comprise one or more assessment indicators; process the application, wherein processing the application comprises calculating a total exposure score for the application based on at least an application exposure score and a protective control score; determine whether the application qualifies for security testing based on at least the calculated total exposure score; and initiating the presentation of the qualified application to the user to implement security testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew S. Becker, Gideon Thomas Rasmussen
  • APPLICATION SECURITY TESTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150128279
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to an apparatus, method, and computer program product for an exposure based application security testing system. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to: access an application, wherein the application comprises an assessment parameter, wherein the assessment parameter comprises one or more assessment sub-parameters, wherein the one or more assessment sub-parameters comprise one or more assessment indicators; process the application, wherein processing the application comprises calculating a total exposure score for the application based on at least an application exposure score and a protective control score; determine whether the application qualifies for security testing based on at least the calculated total exposure score; and initiating the presentation of the qualified application to the user to implement security testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew S. Becker, Gideon Thomas Rasmussen