Patents by Inventor Travis C. Hester

Travis C. Hester 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).

  • Method and device for simulating network resiliance against attacks
    Patent number: 9954884
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for a cyber modeling and simulation framework arc generally described herein. In some embodiments, an interface (212) for ingest of network and vulnerability data associated with a node of a targeted network, a network visualization device (232) for presenting the network data and the vulnerability data, and for creating a network model based on the network and vulnerability data, a threat analysis simulator (240) for launching threat attacks on the targeted network and for applying modeled defenses against the threat attacks, the threat analysis simulator producing simulation results (244) and a data farming module for performing data fanning on the simulation results using different scenarios to generate a farm of data for use in designing anti-cyber-attack strategies (280) for the targeted network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Suzanne P. Hassell, Paul F. Beraud, III, Alen Cruz, Gangadhar Ganga, Brian J. Mastropietro, Travis C. Hester, David A. Hyde, Justin W. Toennies, Stephen R. Martin, Frank Pietryka, Niraj K. Srivastava
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULATING NETWORK RESILIANCE AGAINST ATTACKS
    Publication number: 20150295948
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for a cyber modeling and simulation framework arc generally described herein. In some embodiments, an interface (212) for ingest of network and vulnerability data associated with a node of a targeted network, a network visualization device (232) for presenting the network data and the vulnerability data, and for creating a network model based on the network and vulnerability data, a threat analysis simulator (240) for launching threat attacks on the targeted network and for applying modeled defenses against the threat attacks, the threat analysis simulator producing simulation results (244) and a data farming module for performing data fanning on the simulation results using different scenarios to generate a farm of data for use in designing anti-cyber-attack strategies (280) for the targeted network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Suzanne P. Hassell, Paul F. Beraud, III, Alen Cruz, Gangadhar Ganga, Brian J. Mastropietro, Travis C. Hester, David A. Hyde, Justin W. Toennies, Stephen R. Martin, Frank Pietryka, Niraj K. Srivastava