Patents by Inventor Michael David McCormack

Michael David McCormack 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: 12368754
    Abstract: Embodiments of the technology described herein identify and mitigate phishing attempts by analyzing user input received at the operating system level. Initially, a credential, such as a username or password, is registered with the threat detection system. The technology described herein intercepts user input at the operating system level, generates a hash of the input, and compares it with a hash of a credential being monitored. The technology described herein will perform a threat assessment when a secret entry is detected. The threat assessment may use the application context and the network context as inputs to the assessment. When the threat assessment results in an unknown classification or when the snapshot is otherwise requested, a snapshot is captured to supplement the threat assessment. Based on user settings, the snapshot is consumed by a snapshot phishing machine learning model. Various mitigation actions may be taken when a threat is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric W. Pullen, III, Michael David McCormack, Nerses Ghevondyan, Cristian C Berejan, Shreya Salikram Chowdhary, Mara Beth Fortini, Devanshi M Gajjar, Millen May T Angeles, Brian Keith Catlin, Paresh Maisuria, Charles J Strempler, Abhishek Sagar, Svetoslav G Paregov, Christian Stockwell, Jason Joseph Weber, Sinclaire Renee Hamilton, Richard Joseph Murillo
  • Patent number: 12132760
    Abstract: The technology described herein identifies and mitigates phishing attempts by analyzing user input received at the operating system level. Initially, a credential, such as a username or password, is registered with the threat detection system. The technology described herein intercepts user input at the operating system level, generates a hash of the input, and compares it with a hash of a credential being monitored. A credential entry is detected when a hash for the character string entered matches a hash for a credential being monitored. The technology described herein will perform a threat assessment when a secret entry is detected. The threat assessment may use the application context and the network context as inputs to the assessment. Various mitigation actions may be taken when a threat is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Paresh Maisuria, Ali Alabbas, Abhishek Sagar, Mara Beth Fortini, Rupo Zhang, Christian Stockwell, Michael David McCormack, Jason Joseph Weber, Charles J. Strempler, Sinclaire R. Hamilton, Brian Keith Catlin, Richard Joseph Murillo, Robert G. Lefferts, Eric P. Douglas, Christian Seifert
  • Publication number: 20240323226
    Abstract: Embodiments of the technology described herein identify and mitigate phishing attempts by analyzing user input received at the operating system level. Initially, a credential, such as a username or password, is registered with the threat detection system. The technology described herein intercepts user input at the operating system level, generates a hash of the input, and compares it with a hash of a credential being monitored. The technology described herein will perform a threat assessment when a secret entry is detected. The threat assessment may use the application context and the network context as inputs to the assessment. When the threat assessment results in an unknown classification or when the snapshot is otherwise requested, a snapshot is captured to supplement the threat assessment. Based on user settings, the snapshot is consumed by a snapshot phishing machine learning model. Various mitigation actions may be taken when a threat is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Fredric W. Pullen, III, Michael David McCormack, Nerses Ghevondyan, Cristian C. Berejan, Shreya Salikram Chowdhary, Mara Beth Fortini, Devanshi M. Gajjar, Millen May T. Angeles, Brian Keith Catlin, Paresh Maisuria, Charles J. Strempler, Abhishek Sagar, Svetoslav G. Paregov, Christian Stockwell, Jason Joseph Weber, Sinclaire Renee Hamilton, Richard Joseph Murillo
  • Publication number: 20230283633
    Abstract: The technology described herein identifies and mitigates phishing attempts by analyzing user input received at the operating system level. Initially, a credential, such as a username or password, is registered with the threat detection system. The technology described herein intercepts user input at the operating system level, generates a hash of the input, and compares it with a hash of a credential being monitored. A credential entry is detected when a hash for the character string entered matches a hash for a credential being monitored. The technology described herein will perform a threat assessment when a secret entry is detected. The threat assessment may use the application context and the network context as inputs to the assessment. Various mitigation actions may be taken when a threat is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Paresh MAISURIA, Ali ALABBAS, Abhishek SAGAR, Mara Beth FORTINI, Rupo ZHANG, Christian STOCKWELL, Michael David MCCORMACK, Jason Joseph WEBER, Charles J. STREMPLER, Sinclaire R. HAMILTON, Brian Keith CATLIN, Richard Joseph MURILLO, Robert G. LEFFERTS, Eric P. DOUGLAS, Christian SEIFERT
  • Publication number: 20160127441
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein may include receiving from an audio application running on the computing device, a selection of a multimedia endpoint device. The multimedia endpoint device may be connected with the audio application in response to a request from the audio application. An audio stream of the audio application may be separated from a system audio stream. The system audio stream may include a plurality of audio signals generated by system components of the computing device or applications running on the computing device. The plurality of audio signals may be played on a default audio endpoint of the computing device. The separated audio stream of the audio application may be communicated to the selected multimedia endpoint device for playback. Separating the audio stream of the audio application from the system audio stream may be based on an API request from the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Oleksandr Monastyrskyy, Luke Norman Angelini, Vincent Bellet, Steven Wilssens, Michael David McCormack, Chi Owunwanne, Todd R. Manion, Scott Allen Plette, Anders Edgar Klemets, Relja Ivanovic