Patents by Inventor Scott RIVERS

Scott RIVERS 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).

  • Security policy based on risk
    Patent number: 10554691
    Abstract: A security system for a network maintains security policies that each includes a risk level. The security system maintains groups, with each group being associated with a security policy. Assets of the network are assigned to groups according to the risk assessments of the assets. Security policy associated with a group is enforced against network traffic of an asset when the asset is assigned to the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Russell Meyers, Scott Rivers, Matthew Laswell
  • Network security for encrypted channel based on reputation
    Patent number: 10341326
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to providing network security. A network security device parses an initial handshake or communication to establish an encrypted channel between two endpoints. The network security device validates a certificate chain between the two endpoints and determines a reputation for each of one or more signers of a respective one or more certificates of the certificate chain. The network security device determines a certificate reputation for the certificate chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Rivers, Matthew Laswell
  • SECURITY POLICY BASED ON RISK
    Publication number: 20170104790
    Abstract: In one implementation, a risk assessment of an asset is compared to a risk level of a security policy and network traffic associated with the asset is assigned to a group associated with the security policy when the risk assessment achieves the risk level of the security policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Russell MEYERS, Scott RIVERS, Matthew LASWELL
  • NETWORK SECURITY FOR ENCRYPTED CHANNEL BASED ON REPUTATION
    Publication number: 20160373433
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to providing network security. A network security device parses an initial handshake or communication to establish an encrypted channel between two endpoints. The network security device validates a certificate chain between the two endpoints and determines a reputation for each of one or more signers of a respective one or more certificates of the certificate chain. The network security device determines a certificate reputation for the certificate chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott RIVERS, Matthew LASWELL