Patents by Inventor Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR
Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR 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).
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Patent number: 11706227Abstract: A system including a processor and a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to process access permission type-specific access permission requests from enterprise users in an enterprise, the system including access permission type-specific access permission request receiving functionality operable for receiving at least one request for at least one access permission type-specific access permission of at least one user to at least one data element in the enterprise, and access permission type-specific access permission request output providing functionality operable for employing information pertaining to ones of the enterprise users having similarities to the at least one user with respect to at least the access permission type-specific access permission to the data elements in order to provide an output indication of perceived appropriateness of grant of the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Patent number: 11604791Abstract: An automatic resource ownership assignment system, the system including resource ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of the system to define resource ownership indicators, automatic resource ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of the system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on the resource ownership indicators, and automatic resource ownership assignment functionality which, responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of the at least one recommendation by the at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by the potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of the at least one resource to the potential owner.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 11586600Abstract: A method for in-advance obtaining properties of objects of a computerized system, the method comprising receiving a request for properties of a first object, and responsively providing the requested properties along with properties of an at least one another object that are similar to the properties of the first object, wherein the properties of the at least one another object are similar to the properties of the first object by having at least one element of properties that are common therebetween, and wherein the method is carried out by an at least one apparatus component of the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INCInventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 11496476Abstract: A system for providing bi-directional visualization of authority of users over SACs in an enterprise-wide network, the system including functionality for providing user-wise visualization of the authority of a given user over at least one SAC in respect of which the user has authority, and functionality for providing SAC-wise visualization for a given SAC of the authority of at least one user over the given SAC.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 11487805Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 11386224Abstract: A method for managing personal digital identifiers of a user in data elements stored in a computerized system may include receiving personal digital identifiers for identifying a user. The data elements may be searched for the personal digital identifiers and data elements may be identified as having the personal digital identifiers of the user. One or more candidate personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be assigned as one or more common words appearing in the identified data elements when a word count for each of the one or more common words exceeds a predefined threshold. The user may validate the candidate personal digital identifiers, which may be added to the personal digital identifiers of the user. A personal digital footprint of the user including a location in the computerized system for each of the personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be stored.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS INCInventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Patent number: 11388004Abstract: A system for preventing an excess user authentication token utilization condition in an enterprise computer environment, the system including an excess user authentication token utilization condition predictor operable for calculating a number of additional group memberships of each of the enterprise users that can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition, a group membership estimator operable, for each the enterprise user, for estimating a number of additional group memberships of the enterprise user that will be created by an anticipated activity, and an anticipated excess user authentication token utilization condition alerter operable, before initiation of the anticipated activity, for providing an alert if the anticipated activity can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 11151515Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling email distribution list membership in an enterprise email system, including the steps of monitoring and collecting continuously updated information regarding access to email distribution lists of an email system by members of the email distribution lists, ascertaining that a particular member of at least one of the email distribution lists has not accessed the at least one of the email distribution lists for a predetermined period of time, and responsive to the ascertaining, at least one of recommending revoking membership of the particular member to the at least one of the email distribution lists and automatically revoking membership of the particular member to the at least one of the email distribution lists.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Patent number: 11138153Abstract: A method for characterizing data elements in an enterprise including ascertaining at least one of an access metric and a data identifier for each of a plurality of data elements and employing the at least one of an access metric and a data identifier to automatically apply a metatag to ones of the plurality of data elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Patent number: 11042550Abstract: A method for managing data in an enterprise by identifying data of interest from among a multiplicity of data elements in an enterprise, the method including characterizing data of interest at least by at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and at least one access metric thereof, the at least one access metric being selected from data access permissions and actual data access history and selecting data of interest by considering only data elements from among the multiplicity of data elements which have the at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and the at least one access metric thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Publication number: 20210034655Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ohad KORKUS, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR
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Patent number: 10855631Abstract: A computerized method for managing a collaboration of objects via stubs may include a computerized apparatus linked to a computerized system and configured to intercept an outgoing communication including an object, to identify an instance of the object in a storage of the computerized system, to generate a stub of the instance of the object specifying a location of the identified instance the object in the storage of the computerized device, to replace the object in the outgoing communication with the stub, and to send the outgoing communication including the stub to a recipient.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Publication number: 20200336485Abstract: A system for providing bi-directional visualization of authority of users over SACs in an enterprise-wide network, the system including functionality for providing user-wise visualization of the authority of a given user over at least one SAC in respect of which the user has authority, and functionality for providing SAC-wise visualization for a given SAC of the authority of at least one user over the given SAC.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Varonis Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ohad KORKUS, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR
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Patent number: 10810247Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Publication number: 20200314041Abstract: A computerized method for managing a collaboration of objects via stubs may include a computerized apparatus linked to a computerized system and configured to intercept an outgoing communication including an object, to identify an instance of the object in a storage of the computerized system, to generate a stub of the instance of the object specifying a location of the identified instance the object in the storage of the computerized device, to replace the object in the outgoing communication with the stub, and to send the outgoing communication including the stub to a recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
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Publication number: 20200302081Abstract: A method for managing personal digital identifiers of a user in data elements stored in a computerized system may include receiving personal digital identifiers for identifying a user. The data elements may be searched for the personal digital identifiers and data elements may be identified as having the personal digital identifiers of the user. One or more candidate personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be assigned as one or more common words appearing in the identified data elements when a word count for each of the one or more common words exceeds a predefined threshold. The user may validate the candidate personal digital identifiers, which may be added to the personal digital identifiers of the user. A personal digital footprint of the user including a location in the computerized system for each of the personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR, David BASS
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Patent number: 10721234Abstract: A system for providing bi-directional visualization of authority of users over SACs in an enterprise-wide network, the system including functionality for providing user-wise visualization of the authority of a given user over at least one SAC in respect of which the user has authority, and functionality for providing SAC-wise visualization for a given SAC of the authority of at least one user over the given SAC.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 10628460Abstract: A computerized method for pooling objects in a computerized system having a storage for objects, comprising identifying in the computerized system objects having an at least one common metadata entity associated with the objects, and including the identified objects in a pool of objects, and a apparatus for performing the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, LTDInventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
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Patent number: 10476878Abstract: An access permissions management system including a hierarchical access permissions repository including access permissions relating to data elements arranged in a data element hierarchy, wherein some of the data elements have only access permissions which are inherited from ancestral data elements, some of the multiplicity of data elements are prevented from having inherited access permissions and thus have only unique access permissions which are not inherited and some of the data elements are not prevented from having inherited access permissions and have not only inherited access permissions but also unique access permissions which are not inherited, some of which unique access permissions possibly being redundant with inherited access permissions, and an access permissions redundancy prevention engine operative to ascertain which of the unique access permissions are redundant with inherited access permissions and not to store the unique access permissions which are redundant with inherited access permissType: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Varonis Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, Yzhar Keysar
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Publication number: 20190310967Abstract: A method for characterizing data elements in an enterprise including ascertaining at least one of an access metric and a data identifier for each of a plurality of data elements and employing the at least one of an access metric and a data identifier to automatically apply a metatag to ones of the plurality of data elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ohad KORKUS, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR, David BASS