Patents by Inventor Robert Waitman

Robert Waitman 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).

  • Unstructured data sensitivity inference for file movement tracking in a network
    Patent number: 11783076
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a traffic analysis service that monitors a network obtains file metadata regarding an electronic file. The traffic analysis service determines a sensitivity score for the electronic file based on the file metadata. The traffic analysis service detects the electronic file within traffic in the network. The traffic analysis service causes performance of a mitigation action regarding the detection of the electronic file within the traffic, based on the sensitivity score of the electronic file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Allen Shenefiel, Robert Waitman, David McGrew, Blake Harrell Anderson
  • UNSTRUCTURED DATA SENSITIVITY INFERENCE FOR FILE MOVEMENT TRACKING IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220350913
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a traffic analysis service that monitors a network obtains file metadata regarding an electronic file. The traffic analysis service determines a sensitivity score for the electronic file based on the file metadata. The traffic analysis service detects the electronic file within traffic in the network. The traffic analysis service causes performance of a mitigation action regarding the detection of the electronic file within the traffic, based on the sensitivity score of the electronic file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chris Allen Shenefiel, Robert Waitman, David McGrew, Blake Harrell Anderson
  • Unstructured data sensitivity inference for file movement tracking in a network
    Patent number: 11403411
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a traffic analysis service that monitors a network obtains file metadata regarding an electronic file. The traffic analysis service determines a sensitivity score for the electronic file based on the file metadata. The traffic analysis service detects the electronic file within traffic in the network. The traffic analysis service causes performance of a mitigation action regarding the detection of the electronic file within the traffic, based on the sensitivity score of the electronic file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Allen Shenefiel, Robert Waitman, David McGrew, Blake Harrell Anderson
  • UNSTRUCTURED DATA SENSITIVITY INFERENCE FOR FILE MOVEMENT TRACKING IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200159947
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a traffic analysis service that monitors a network obtains file metadata regarding an electronic file. The traffic analysis service determines a sensitivity score for the electronic file based on the file metadata. The traffic analysis service detects the electronic file within traffic in the network. The traffic analysis service causes performance of a mitigation action regarding the detection of the electronic file within the traffic, based on the sensitivity score of the electronic file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Allen Shenefiel, Robert Waitman, David McGrew, Blake Harrell Anderson