Patents by Inventor Nicholas Patrick McClay

Nicholas Patrick McClay 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).

  • Generating simulated spear phishing messages and customized cybersecurity training modules using machine learning
    Patent number: 11928212
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to spear phishing simulation using machine learning. A computing platform may send, to an enterprise user device, a spear phishing message. The computing platform may receive initial user interaction information indicating how a user of the enterprise user device interacted with the spear phishing message. Based on the initial user interaction information and using a series of branching message templates, the computing platform may generate additional spear phishing messages. The computing platform may receive additional user interaction information indicating how the user interacted with the additional spear phishing messages. Based on the initial user interaction information and the additional user interaction information, the computing platform may compute spear phishing scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Patrick McClay
  • Generating Simulated Spear Phishing Messages and Customized Cybersecurity Training Modules Using Machine Learning
    Publication number: 20210390181
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to spear phishing simulation using machine learning. A computing platform may send, to an enterprise user device, a spear phishing message. The computing platform may receive initial user interaction information indicating how a user of the enterprise user device interacted with the spear phishing message. Based on the initial user interaction information and using a series of branching message templates, the computing platform may generate additional spear phishing messages. The computing platform may receive additional user interaction information indicating how the user interacted with the additional spear phishing messages. Based on the initial user interaction information and the additional user interaction information, the computing platform may compute spear phishing scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Nicholas Patrick McClay