Patents by Inventor Ralph McTeggart

Ralph McTeggart 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: 20250030557
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques comprising: obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information using at least one trained machine learning model, wherein the signature comprises a numeric representation of the first asset; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Patent number: 12155549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a pre-configured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Patent number: 12143505
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques comprising: obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information using at least one trained machine learning model, wherein the signature comprises a numeric representation of the first asset; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Patent number: 12118048
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for accepting and servicing interface agnostic validated unified platform queries. A request for shared data associated with web applications received from a user interface that is rendered by a client based on a specification is intercepted. The request is forwarded to a unified application programming interface (API) instead of a disparate unique API associated with the web applications. The request from the client is authenticated externally using the unified API and the request for the shared data is authorized to be displayed in the user interface based on the unified API instead of the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Martin Hutchings, Daniel Skelton, Sarah Addis
  • Publication number: 20240297795
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques comprising: obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information using at least one trained machine learning model, wherein the signature comprises a numeric representation of the first asset; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Patent number: 12003362
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques comprising: obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information using at least one trained machine learning model, wherein the signature comprises a numeric representation of the first asset; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Publication number: 20240155006
    Abstract: New intrusion detection system (IDS) rules to be deployed on an IDS that generates alerts based on an applied ruleset are accessed. A trial window that includes incorporating the new IDS rules into a candidate list to enable summarization and filtering of the alerts is started and the applied ruleset that includes existing IDS rules is supplemented with the candidate list that includes the new IDS rules. The applied ruleset is transmitted to a network sensor associated with the IDS upon the supplementation and alerts generated based on network events implicated by both the existing IDS rules and the new IDS rules in the applied ruleset are received from the IDS. Upon completion of the trial window, a set of alerts generated only by the new IDS rules in the applied ruleset are designated as suppressed alerts and a set of new IDS rules is eliminated from the applied ruleset upon determining that the set of new IDS rules generate a subset of alerts that exceed an alert threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Lopes, Sarah Addis, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Niall Cochrane
  • Publication number: 20240039733
    Abstract: Techniques for verifying correctness of associations between assets related to events detected in at least one computer network and assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques include: obtaining information specifying a first asset and a first set of assets with which the first asset was previously associated; generating a signature of the first asset from computer network addressing information for the first asset using at least one trained machine learning model; associating the first asset with a second set of assets using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and when it is determined that the second set includes the first set, outputting an indication that the first asset was correctly associated with the first set of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Publication number: 20240039730
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques include: while monitoring activity on the at least one computer network, obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information; generating a hashed signature of the first asset by applying a locality sensitive hashing (LSH) technique to the signature; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the hashed signature of the first asset and at least one hashed signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Publication number: 20240039779
    Abstract: Techniques for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques comprising: obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information using at least one trained machine learning model, wherein the signature comprises a numeric representation of the first asset; associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the signature and at least one signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog, wherein the at least one signature was previously determined using the at least one trained machine learning model; and outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Publication number: 20240039911
    Abstract: Techniques for verifying correctness of associations between assets related to events detected in at least one computer network and assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network. The techniques include obtaining information specifying a first asset and a first set of assets with which the first asset was previously associated; generating a signature of the first asset from the computer network addressing information for the first asset; generating a hashed signature by applying a locality sensitive hashing (LSH) technique to the signature; associating the first asset with a second set of assets in the asset catalog using the hashed signature and at least one hashed signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog; and when it is determined that the second set of includes the first set, outputting an indication that the first asset was correctly associated with the first set of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Millar, Ralph McTeggart
  • Patent number: 11876834
    Abstract: A modification to an applied ruleset intended for consumption by intrusion detection systems (IDSs) is detected. A service event that is configured to push the applied ruleset to a set of test network sensors associated with the IDSs is triggered. A service subscribed to the service event updates the set of test network sensors with the applied ruleset and designates a configuration version to the applied ruleset. A notification is received from the set of test network sensors that the applied ruleset has been tested and is ready for deployment to other network sensors and a request is received to deploy the applied ruleset to a set of network sensors. A determination is made whether the request includes the configuration version designated to the applied ruleset by the service. If the request includes the configuration version designated to the applied ruleset, the request to deploy the applied ruleset to the set of network sensors is authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Addis, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Niall Cochrane, Luis Lopes
  • Patent number: 11855869
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a pre-configured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos Dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Patent number: 11838329
    Abstract: New intrusion detection system (IDS) rules to be deployed on an IDS that generates alerts based on an applied ruleset are accessed. A trial window that includes incorporating the new IDS rules into a candidate list to enable summarization and filtering of the alerts is started and the applied ruleset that includes existing IDS rules is supplemented with the candidate list that includes the new IDS rules. The applied ruleset is transmitted to a network sensor associated with the IDS upon the supplementation and alerts generated based on network events implicated by both the existing IDS rules and the new IDS rules in the applied ruleset are received from the IDS. Upon completion of the trial window, a set of alerts generated only by the new IDS rules in the applied ruleset are designated as suppressed alerts and a set of new IDS rules is eliminated from the applied ruleset upon determining that the set of new IDS rules generate a subset of alerts that exceed an alert threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Lopes, Sarah Addis, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Niall Cochrane
  • Patent number: 11838195
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a pre-configured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Patent number: 11824858
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to configure and facilitate selective and granular multi-customer support access in cloud-based cybersecurity computing environments. A request to authorize a multi-customer support account (MCSA) is received. Customer accounts that include an anchor tenant customer account and several secondary tenant customer accounts as well as a set of applications associated with the customer accounts are identified. The MCSA is configured to selectively access customer accounts and granularly access associated applications by being designated with a set of varying access limits for the anchor tenant customer account and another set of varying access limits for the secondary tenant customer accounts, each set of varying access limits being made applicable to various instances of applications associated with each of those customer accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McKinless, Ryan Edwards, Jun Qian, Ceara McCurdy, Christopher Dowey, Ralph McTeggart, Ashwin Anand
  • Publication number: 20230065596
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a preconfigured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Publication number: 20230064731
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a pre-configured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Publication number: 20230064145
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for centralized containerized deployment of network traffic sensors to network sensor hosts for deep packet inspection (DPI) that supports various other cybersecurity operations. A network sensor package containing a pre-configured network sensor container is received by a network sensor host from a network sensor deployment server. Installation of the network sensor package on the network sensor host causes execution of the network sensor container that further causes deployment of an on-premise network sensor along with a network sensor management system, a DPI system, and an intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) system. The configurable on-premise network sensor is deployed on multiple operating system distributions of the network sensor host and generates actionable network metadata using DPI techniques for optimized log search and management and improved intrusion detection and response (IDR) operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brosnan, Jeff Myers, Andriy Lyubka, Darragh Delaney, Erran Carey, Martin Hutchings, Ralph McTeggart, Ryan Williams, Daniel Skelton, Luke Coughlan, Gianpaolo Tedesco, Luis Ramos dos Santos Lopes, Lars-Kristian Svenoy, Dan-Adrian Moinescu, Niall Cochrane, Morgan Doyle, Sarah Addis
  • Patent number: 11537708
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, processes, and machine learning paradigms to implement a password semantic analysis pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph McTeggart, Karin Gemmert