Patents by Inventor Nicola A Maiorana

Nicola A Maiorana 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).

  • Publication number: 20210352088
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for centralized threat intelligence are described herein. A connection may be established to a plurality of threat data sources. An anonymized set of threat data may be obtained by application of a set of privacy rules to the threat data from the plurality of threat data. A threat database may be populated with the anonymized set of threat data. A registration request may be received for a user of a device. A unique user identifier may be assigned for the user and a unique device identifier may be assigned for the device. A threat model may be generated based on a set of the characteristics from the threat database. A set of data access attributes may be received for a data access request. The data access request may be blocked based on an evaluation of the data access attributes using the threat model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chad E. Adams, Daniel Robert Caricato, Kahlidah B. Covington, Ashley Brook Godfrey, Christopher Wayne Howser, Nicola A. Maiorana, Nirali J. Patel, Richard Joseph Schroeder, Roger Daryll White
  • Publication number: 20210329058
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for establishing, using, and recovering universal digital identifiers. In an embodiment, a system establishes a universal identifier (ID) associated with a user and a device of the user. The universal ID is universal with respect to a plurality of distinct entities, has at least a suspended state and an unsuspended state, and initially is in the unsuspended state. The system transmits the universal ID to the device of the user. Thereafter, the system detects an ID-suspension event in connection with the universal ID, and responsively suspends the universal ID, including placing the universal ID in the suspended state. After suspending the universal ID, the system completes an ID-recovery process for the universal ID, and responsively unsuspends the universal ID, including placing the universal ID in the unsuspended state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chad E. Adams, Daniel Robert Caricato, Kahlidah B. Covington, Ashley Brook Godfrey, Christopher Wayne Howser, Nicola A. Maiorana, Nirali J. Patel, Richard Joseph Schroeder, Roger Daryll White
  • Patent number: 11038862
    Abstract: A computing system includes a network circuit enabling the computing system to exchange information over a network, a customer database storing information pertaining to various user accounts pertaining to a plurality of users, and a risk assessment circuit. The risk assessment circuit is configured search at least one data source to identify a user attribute, determine that the user attribute bears a relationship to a first security credential that is either associated with or potentially associated with a user account, generate a security prompt responsive to the determination, and transmit the security prompt to a user computing device associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Chemere Davis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Bryan D. Hall, H. Brock Kolls, Nicola A. Maiorana, Ximing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10965683
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for authenticating requests to access one or more accounts over a network using authenticity evaluations of two or more automated decision engines are discussed. A login request for access to a user account may be submitted to multiple decision engines that each apply different rulesets for authenticating the login request, and output an evaluation of the authenticity of the login request. Based on evaluations from multiple automated decision engines, the login request may be allowed to proceed to validation of user identity and, if user identity is validated, access to the user account may be authorized. Based on the evaluations, the login attempt may also be rejected. One or more additional challenge question may be returned to the computing device used to request account access, and the login request allowed to proceed to validation of identity if the response to the challenge question is deemed acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Mark David Castonguay, Upul D. Hanwella, Bryan Hall, Nicola A. Maiorana, David Lerner
  • Patent number: 10523643
    Abstract: A computing system includes a network circuit enabling the computing system to exchange information over a network, a customer database storing information pertaining to various user accounts pertaining to a plurality of users, and a risk assessment circuit. The risk assessment circuit is configured search at least one data source to identify a user attribute, determine that the user attribute bears a relationship to a first security credential that is either associated with or potentially associated with a user account, generate a security prompt responsive to the determination, and transmit the security prompt to a user computing device associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Chemere Davis, Andrew J. Garner, IV, Bryan D. Hall, H. Brock Kolls, Nicola A Maiorana, Ximing Zhao