Patents by Inventor Robin M. Keir

Robin M. 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
    Patent number: 7673043
    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: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin M. Keir, Stephen A. Ecker
  • System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting
    Patent number: 7243148
    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: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin M. Keir, Stephen A. Ecker
  • System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting
    Publication number: 20040078384
    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: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Robin M. Keir, Stephen A. Ecker