Patents by Inventor Monty Ijzerman

Monty Ijzerman 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).

  • Device and method for remediating vulnerabilities
    Patent number: 9256746
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive data describing a first software component used by a software product and vulnerability data describing a vulnerability in the first software component. A vulnerability score is calculated for the software product based upon the vulnerability data for the first software component. The vulnerability score is recalculated for the software product based upon receiving an updated status of the vulnerability in the first software component from bug tracking software, a waiver of the vulnerability of a software component, the addition of another software component, or another update to the software product or component(s). The task of remediation of the vulnerability in the first software component can be assigned to a user and tracked. A user interface is provided to enable users to monitor the vulnerabilities of software products or components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ira Toback, David Ferguson, Maria del Carmen Hernandez-Villavicencio, Wenfeng Liu, Monty Ijzerman
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING VULNERABILITIES
    Publication number: 20140173737
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive data describing a first software component used by a software product and vulnerability data describing a vulnerability in the first software component. A vulnerability score is calculated for the software product based upon the vulnerability data for the first software component. The vulnerability score is recalculated for the software product based upon receiving an updated status of the vulnerability in the first software component from bug tracking software, a waiver of the vulnerability of a software component, the addition of another software component, or another update to the software product or component(s). The task of remediation of the vulnerability in the first software component can be assigned to a user and tracked. A user interface is provided to enable users to monitor the vulnerabilities of software products or components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ira Toback, David Ferguson, Maria del Carmen Hernandez-Villavicencio, Wenfeng Liu, Monty Ijzerman