Patents by Inventor Michael Joel O'Connor

Michael Joel O'Connor 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: 11848912
    Abstract: A network security system implements connectivity policies of a network environment. The network security system may use a network topology mapping to implement connectivity policies, where the network topology mapping includes sets of security zones, security devices, and zone paths between the security zones via the one or more security devices. The network security system can generate a universal representation of a connectivity policy for the network environment using a universal syntax. Using the network topology mapping, the network security system can identify zone paths between the security zones for implementing the connectivity policy. The network security system can configure security devices along the zone paths in accordance with the connectivity policies. Configuring security devices may include converting some or all of the universal representation of the connectivity policy into a device-specific representation in a native syntax of the security device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Boris Kovenat, Dheepak Ramanujam, Michael Joel O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20220060445
    Abstract: A network security system implements connectivity policies of a network environment. The network security system may use a network topology mapping to implement connectivity policies, where the network topology mapping includes sets of security zones, security devices, and zone paths between the security zones via the one or more security devices. The network security system can generate a universal representation of a connectivity policy for the network environment using a universal syntax. Using the network topology mapping, the network security system can identify zone paths between the security zones for implementing the connectivity policy. The network security system can configure security devices along the zone paths in accordance with the connectivity policies. Configuring security devices may include converting some or all of the universal representation of the connectivity policy into a device-specific representation in a native syntax of the security device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Boris Kovenat, Dheepak Ramanujam, Michael Joel O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11025590
    Abstract: A network security system implements connectivity policies of a network environment. The network security system may use a network topology mapping to implement connectivity policies, where the network topology mapping includes sets of security zones, security devices, and zone paths between the security zones via the one or more security devices. The network security system can generate a universal representation of a connectivity policy for the network environment using a universal syntax. Using the network topology mapping, the network security system can identify zone paths between the security zones for implementing the connectivity policy. The network security system can configure security devices along the zone paths in accordance with the connectivity policies. Configuring security devices may include converting some or all of the universal representation of the connectivity policy into a device-specific representation in a native syntax of the security device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Boris Kovenat, Dheepak Ramanujam, Michael Joel O'Connor