Patents by Inventor Robin Keir

Robin Keir 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).

  • System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting
    Publication number: 20070011319
    Abstract: A system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers, identification of open target ports, assessment of vulnerabilities on target ports, active assessment of vulnerabilities based on information acquired from target computers, quantitative assessment of target network security and vulnerability, and hierarchical graphical representation of the target network, target computers, and vulnerabilities in a test report The system and method employ minimally obtrusive techniques to avoid interference with or damage to the target network during or after testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Stuart McClure, George Kurtz, Robin Keir, Marshall Beddoe, Michael Morton, Christopher Prosise, David Cole, Christopher Abad
  • System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting
    Patent number: 7152105
    Abstract: A system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers, identification of open target ports, assessment of vulnerabilities on target ports, active assessment of vulnerabilities based on information acquired from target computers, quantitative assessment of target network security and vulnerability, and hierarchical graphical representation of the target network, target computers, and vulnerabilities in a test report. The system and method employ minimally obtrusive techniques to avoid interference with or damage to the target network during or after testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart C. McClure, George Kurtz, Robin Keir, Marshall A. Beddoe, Michael J. Morton, Christopher M. Prosise, David M. Cole, Christopher Abad
  • System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting
    Publication number: 20030195861
    Abstract: A system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers, identification of open target ports, assessment of vulnerabilities on target ports, active assessment of vulnerabilities based on information acquired from target computers, quantitative assessment of target network security and vulnerability, and hierarchical graphical representation of the target network, target computers, and vulnerabilities in a test report. The system and method employ minimally obtrusive techniques to avoid interference with or damage to the target network during or after testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Stuart C. McClure, George Kurtz, Robin Keir, Marshall A. Beddoe, Michael J. Morton, Christopher M. Prosise, David M. Cole, Christopher Abad