Patents by Inventor Stephen Boyer

Stephen Boyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230247041
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets. At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can be engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 11652834
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can he engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 11627109
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Publication number: 20220318400
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provide for assessing the cybersecurity state of entities based on extended-computer network characteristics. A method can include obtaining, for a plurality of computer networks associated with an entity and not associated with the entity, a first and second network dataset. The first and second network datasets can be combined. A plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the entity and associated with a plurality of entities can be obtained, where the entity and the plurality of entities each associated with a unique identifier (UID). The method can include determining whether each of the plurality of computer networks not associated with the entity comprises a remote office network. A cybersecurity state of the entity can be determined based on an evaluation of security characteristics of the IP addresses associated with the entity and of one or more IP addresses attributed to the remote office networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Patent number: 11182720
    Abstract: Among other things, information is obtained by computer about Internet-related assets of organizations. The information is used to identify relationships between the organizations with respect to the assets. The information about the identified relationships is made available for display or analysis or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagarjuna Venna, David Feinzeig, Amy Eastment, Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Mathew Cherian
  • Publication number: 20210218702
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Patent number: 10893021
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Publication number: 20210006581
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can he engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 10785245
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets. At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can be engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200153787
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Patent number: 10554619
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Publication number: 20190379632
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Patent number: 10425380
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Publication number: 20190260791
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets. At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can be engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user-interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Phiip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 10341370
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets. At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can be engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 10326786
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets. At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can be engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Gladstone, Alan J. Kirby, John M. Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Patent number: 10176445
    Abstract: Among other things, information is obtained by computer about Internet-related assets of organizations. The information is used to identify relationships between the organizations with respect to the assets. The information about the identified relationships is made available for display or analysis or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagarjuna Venna, David Feinzeig, Amy Eastment, Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Mathew Cherian
  • Publication number: 20180375822
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for mapping IP addresses and domain names to organizations. The method includes receiving, by a mapping system from an data provider, a dataset related to a plurality of users of the data provider. The dataset includes (a) an IP address for a user device of each user of the plurality of users, and (b) a domain name for a user account of each user of the plurality of users; enriching, by an analytics engine of the mapping system, the received dataset with enrichment data from an enrichment source; receiving, by the analytics engine from a storage medium, historical data relevant to the enriched dataset; and mapping, by the analytics engine, (i) the IP address and/or (ii) the domain name of each user of a portion of the plurality of users to an organization based on the enriched dataset and the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Philip John Steuart Gladstone
  • Patent number: 9973524
    Abstract: A method and system for creating a composite security rating from security characterization data of a third party computer system. The security characterization data is derived from externally observable characteristics of the third party computer system. Advantageously, the composite security score has a relatively high likelihood of corresponding to an internal audit score despite use of externally observable security characteristics. Also, the method and system may include use of multiple security characterizations all solely derived from externally observable characteristics of the third party computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BitSight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Boyer, Nagarjuna Venna, Megumi Ando
  • Publication number: 20170236079
    Abstract: Among other things, information is obtained by computer about Internet-related assets of organizations. The information is used to identify relationships between the organizations with respect to the assets. The information about the identified relationships is made available for display or analysis or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Nagarjuna Venna, David Feinzeig, Amy Eastment, Daniel Dahlberg, Stephen Boyer, Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Mathew Cherian