Patents by Inventor Patrick Hourigan

Patrick Hourigan 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: 11228619
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for managing security threats to a distributed network. A set of events are aggregated from a plurality of event sources in the network for each of a set of security threats to the network. A magnitude of a characteristic of each of the set of security threats is determined. Each of the set of security threats is represented as a three dimensional graphical object in a three dimensional (3D) representation of the network according to the respective magnitude of the characteristic. A security action is taken based on the determined magnitude of one of the set of security threats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Busuness Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Couturier, Jason Flood, Aidan Butler, Wayne F Tackabury, Patrick Hourigan
  • Publication number: 20210336991
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for managing security threats to a distributed network. A set of events are aggregated from a plurality of event sources in the network for each of a set of security threats to the network. A magnitude of a characteristic of each of the set of security threats is determined. Each of the set of security threats is represented as a three dimensional graphical object in a three dimensional (3D) representation of the network according to the respective magnitude of the characteristic. A security action is taken based on the determined magnitude of one of the set of security threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Russell Couturier, Jason Flood, Aidan Butler, Wayne F. Tackabury, Patrick Hourigan
  • Publication number: 20190182267
    Abstract: A system comprising: a software agent stored on a non-transient computer-readable storage medium in a motor vehicle, the software agent comprising instructions that cause a processor in the motor vehicle to: monitor, in real time (i) events occurring in an operating system of the motor vehicle and any application running thereon, (ii) messages transmitted by Electronic Control Units (ECUs) of the motor vehicle over an in-vehicle network of the motor vehicle, and (iii) network activity between the motor vehicle and external network resources; detect suspicious events, messages, and network activity, in the monitored events, messages, and network activity, respectively; repeatedly execute Stateful Event Processing (SEP) on a combination of the detected suspicious events, messages, and network activity; and infer potential computer security threats based on results of the SEP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Derek Aher, Yair Allouche, Jack Hanley, Patrick Hourigan, Ravid Sagy, Mauro Silva