Patents by Inventor Sonal Choudhary

Sonal Choudhary 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).

  • Patent number: 12244646
    Abstract: A cloud node in a cloud-based system includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: communicate with a user associated with a tenant of a plurality of tenants; obtain policy and configuration for the user based on the tenant, from a central authority in the cloud-based system; provide the one or more cloud services to the user, based on the policy and configuration; and crawl one or more cloud providers having a plurality of files for the user, based on the policy and configuration. The cloud node is inline between a user device of the user and the Internet, as well as connected to the one or more cloud providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Parth Shah, Pratibha Nayak, Sonal Choudhary, Huan Chen
  • Patent number: 12164633
    Abstract: Systems and methods include causing a scan by Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) system of a plurality of users associated with a tenant in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application where the scan includes any of identifying malware in content in the SaaS application and identifying confidential data in the content in the SaaS application; during the scan which is covering historical data in the SaaS application, receiving notifications of the content being actively modified by any of the plurality of users; and including the content being actively modified in the scan with the historical data. The systems and methods can further include maintaining geolocation of the any of the plurality of users; and causing the content being actively modified in the scan to be processed by the CASB system based on the geolocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Arun Bhallamudi, Sakshi Agrawal, Sonal Choudhary, Parth Shah, Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230156041
    Abstract: A cloud node in a cloud-based system includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: communicate with a user associated with a tenant of a plurality of tenants; obtain policy and configuration for the user based on the tenant, from a central authority in the cloud-based system; provide the one or more cloud services to the user, based on the policy and configuration; and crawl one or more cloud providers having a plurality of files for the user, based on the policy and configuration. The cloud node is inline between a user device of the user and the Internet, as well as connected to the one or more cloud providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Parth Shah, Pratibha Nayak, Sonal Choudhary, Huan Chen
  • Patent number: 11582261
    Abstract: A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) system includes a controller; a message broker connected to the controller; and a plurality of workers connected to the message broker and connected to one or more cloud providers having a plurality of files contained therein for one or more tenants, wherein the plurality of workers are configured to crawl through the plurality of files for the one or more tenants, based on policy and configuration for the one or more tenants provided via the controller, and based on assignments from the message broker. The plurality of workers can be further configured to cause an action in the one or more cloud providers based on the crawl and based on the policy and the configuration. The action can include any of allowing a file, deleting a file, quarantining a file, and providing a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Parth Shah, Pratibha Nayak, Sonal Choudhary, Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220027469
    Abstract: Systems and methods include causing a scan by Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) system of a plurality of users associated with a tenant in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application where the scan includes any of identifying malware in content in the SaaS application and identifying confidential data in the content in the SaaS application; during the scan which is covering historical data in the SaaS application, receiving notifications of the content being actively modified by any of the plurality of users; and including the content being actively modified in the scan with the historical data. The systems and methods can further include maintaining geolocation of the any of the plurality of users; and causing the content being actively modified in the scan to be processed by the CASB system based on the geolocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Arun Bhallamudi, Sakshi Agrawal, Sonal Choudhary, Parth Shah, Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210258348
    Abstract: A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) system includes a controller; a message broker connected to the controller; and a plurality of workers connected to the message broker and connected to one or more cloud providers having a plurality of files contained therein for one or more tenants, wherein the plurality of workers are configured to crawl through the plurality of files for the one or more tenants, based on policy and configuration for the one or more tenants provided via the controller, and based on assignments from the message broker. The plurality of workers can be further configured to cause an action in the one or more cloud providers based on the crawl and based on the policy and the configuration. The action can include any of allowing a file, deleting a file, quarantining a file, and providing a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Shankar Vivekanandan, Narinder Paul, Parth Shah, Pratibha Nayak, Sonal Choudhary, Huan Chen