Patents by Inventor Paul A. Beriswill

Paul A. Beriswill 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).

  • Method and system for configurable network intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7320142
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for use in intrusion detection includes storing a default signature file defining one or more default signatures and storing a customized signature file defining one or more custom signatures. The method also includes automatically generating, for each of the one or more signatures defined in the default signature file, executable code operable to detect intrusions associated with the default signatures. The method also includes automatically generating, for each of the custom signatures, executable code operable to detect intrusions associated with the custom signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Kasper, Paul A. Beriswill, Kevin L. Wiley
  • Method and system for configurable network intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7243371
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for automatically generating software code operable to detect a defined signature in network traffic comprises providing an inspector shell, generating a plurality of parameter name-value associations from provided configuration data, and automatically generating, by computer, an instance of the inspector shell having a signature defined by the parameter name-value associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Kasper, Paul A. Beriswill, Kevin L. Wiley