Patents by Inventor Patrick M. WARD

Patrick M. WARD 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: 12041068
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cybersecurity operations threat modeling are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: (1) receiving threat actor data and threat actor group data; (2) processing the threat actor data and the threat actor group data; (3) for each threat actor group, generating a threat actor group profile; (4) collecting operational data from an organizational system; (5) generating a threat model by applying the threat actor group profile to the operational data; and (6) deploying at least one countermeasure to the organizational system in response to the threat model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Bernholz, Jean-Francois Legault, Patrick M. Ward, Joshuah T. Sowers, Samuel A. Guthrie, Brett Wallace, Marcus Milligan, Lindsey Axilrod, Kirsten Wenzel, Ken H. Chung, Chee Peng Chang, Ross A. Knapp, Emmanouil Vrentzos, Daniel Su
  • Patent number: 11947679
    Abstract: A method for managing vulnerability data may include: (1) ingesting, by a data ingestion engine, vulnerability data from a plurality of sources; (2) normalizing, by a data normalizer module, the vulnerability data into a plurality of data records; (3) generating, by a data processing module, a dynamic risk score for each data record; (4) storing, by a risk record register, a risk record for each data record, wherein the risk record may include the dynamic risk score, a priority level, an identifier for a software application, and a software dependency; (5) selecting, by a control policy selection engine, a control policy based on one of the dynamic risk scores; (6) implementing, by the risk record register, the selected control policy; (7) monitoring, by the risk record register, implementation of the control policy; and (8) updating, by the risk record register, the control policy selection engine based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Samiksha Patel, Jessica Colvin, Patrick M. Ward, Marty Grant, Jr., David Everett, Jean-Francois Legault
  • Publication number: 20230252164
    Abstract: A method for managing vulnerability data may include: (1) ingesting, by a data ingestion engine, vulnerability data from a plurality of sources; (2) normalizing, by a data normalizer module, the vulnerability data into a plurality of data records; (3) generating, by a data processing module, a dynamic risk score for each data record; (4) storing, by a risk record register, a risk record for each data record, wherein the risk record may include the dynamic risk score, a priority level, an identifier for a software application, and a software dependency; (5) selecting, by a control policy selection engine, a control policy based on one of the dynamic risk scores; (6) implementing, by the risk record register, the selected control policy; (7) monitoring, by the risk record register, implementation of the control policy; and (8) updating, by the risk record register, the control policy selection engine based on the monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Samiksha PATEL, Jessica COLVIN, Patrick M. WARD, Marty GRANT, JR., David EVERETT, Jean-Francois LEGAULT
  • Patent number: 11704414
    Abstract: A method for managing vulnerability data may include: (1) ingesting, by a data ingestion engine, vulnerability data from a plurality of sources; (2) normalizing, by a data normalizer module, the vulnerability data into a plurality of data records; (3) generating, by a data processing module, a dynamic risk score for each data record; (4) storing, by a risk record register, a risk record for each data record, wherein the risk record may include the dynamic risk score, a priority level, an identifier for a software application, and a software dependency; (5) selecting, by a control policy selection engine, a control policy based on one of the dynamic risk scores; (6) implementing, by the risk record register, the selected control policy; (7) monitoring, by the risk record register, implementation of the control policy; and (8) updating, by the risk record register, the control policy selection engine based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Samiksha Patel, Jessica Colvin, Patrick M. Ward, Martin J. Grant, Jr., David Everett, Jean-Francois Legault
  • Publication number: 20220103581
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cybersecurity operations threat modeling are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: (1) receiving threat actor data and threat actor group data; (2) processing the threat actor data and the threat actor group data; (3) for each threat actor group, generating a threat actor group profile; (4) collecting operational data from an organizational system; (5) generating a threat model by applying the threat actor group profile to the operational data; and (6) deploying at least one countermeasure to the organizational system in response to the threat model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel L. BERNHOLZ, Jean-Francois LEGAULT, Patrick M. WARD, Joshuah T. SOWERS, Samuel A. GUTHRIE, Brett WALLACE, Marcus MILLIGAN, Lindsey AXILROD, Kirsten WENZEL, Ken H. CHUNG, Chee Peng CHANG, Ross A. KNAPP, Emmanouil VRENTZOS, Daniel SU
  • Publication number: 20210342450
    Abstract: A method for managing vulnerability data may include: (1) ingesting, by a data ingestion engine, vulnerability data from a plurality of sources; (2) normalizing, by a data normalizer module, the vulnerability data into a plurality of data records; (3) generating, by a data processing module, a dynamic risk score for each data record; (4) storing, by a risk record register, a risk record for each data record, wherein the risk record may include the dynamic risk score, a priority level, an identifier for a software application, and a software dependency; (5) selecting, by a control policy selection engine, a control policy based on one of the dynamic risk scores; (6) implementing, by the risk record register, the selected control policy; (7) monitoring, by the risk record register, implementation of the control policy; and (8) updating, by the risk record register, the control policy selection engine based on the monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Samiksha PATEL, Jessica COLVIN, Patrick M. WARD, Martin J. GRANT, JR., David EVERETT, Jean-Francois LEGAULT