Patents by Inventor Travis Nathan Sugarbaker

Travis Nathan Sugarbaker 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).

  • Prioritizing assets using security metrics
    Patent number: 12244616
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying the criticality of an asset in a network. In an example method, a first security metric of a first asset in a network, as well as network data that identifies data flows associated with a second asset in the network are identified. The second asset is a nearest neighbor of the first asset in the network. The method includes determining, based on the network data, a number of hosts in the network that exchanged data traffic with the second asset during a time period and generating a second security metric of the second asset based on the first security metric and the number of hosts. A security policy of the second asset is adjusted based on the security metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Nathan Sugarbaker, Srivatsa Shripathi Modambu
  • PRIORITIZING ASSETS USING SECURITY METRICS
    Publication number: 20230072859
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying the criticality of an asset in a network. In an example method, a first security metric of a first asset in a network, as well as network data that identifies data flows associated with a second asset in the network are identified. The second asset is a nearest neighbor of the first asset in the network. The method includes determining, based on the network data, a number of hosts in the network that exchanged data traffic with the second asset during a time period and generating a second security metric of the second asset based on the first security metric and the number of hosts. A security policy of the second asset is adjusted based on the security metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Nathan Sugarbaker, Srivatsa Shripathi Modambu
  • Prioritizing assets using security metrics
    Patent number: 11503048
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying the criticality of an asset in a network. In an example method, a first security metric of a first asset in a network, as well as network data that identifies data flows associated with a second asset in the network are identified. The second asset is a nearest neighbor of the first asset in the network. The method includes determining, based on the network data, a number of hosts in the network that exchanged data traffic with the second asset during a time period and generating a second security metric of the second asset based on the first security metric and the number of hosts. A security policy of the second asset is adjusted based on the security metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Nathan Sugarbaker, Srivatsa Shripathi Modambu
  • PRIORITIZING ASSETS USING SECURITY METRICS
    Publication number: 20220038471
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying the criticality of an asset in a network. In an example method, a first security metric of a first asset in a network, as well as network data that identifies data flows associated with a second asset in the network are identified. The second asset is a nearest neighbor of the first asset in the network. The method includes determining, based on the network data, a number of hosts in the network that exchanged data traffic with the second asset during a time period and generating a second security metric of the second asset based on the first security metric and the number of hosts. A security policy of the second asset is adjusted based on the security metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Travis Nathan Sugarbaker, Srivatsa Shripathi Modambu