Abstract: Techniques for configurable event-based compute instance security assessments are described. A security assessment service receives one or more configuration messages, sent on behalf of a user, indicating a request to perform a security assessment of one or more computing resources managed by a service provider system responsive to any of one or more events being determined to have occurred. The security assessment is to include attempting to identify security vulnerabilities of the one or more computing resources. The security assessment service determines that an event of the one or more events has occurred subsequent to event data being reported that is indicative of the event, and performs the security assessment of the one or more computing resources responsive to the determining that the event has occurred.

Abstract: Systems for performing a security assessment of a target computing resource, such as a virtual machine or an instance of a virtual machine, include a scanning service that facilitates duplication of all or a portion of the target computing resource, and then performs the security assessment on the duplicate computing resource to avoid consuming processing time, processing power, and storage space of the target computing resource. A snapshot of the target computing resource, containing the data necessary to reproduce the portion to be assessed, is captured and used to implement the duplicate computing resource in newly allocated resources. The snapshot can be an image of a logical volume implementing the target computing resource. To reproduce a target virtual machine, the snapshot may include a configuration used to instantiate the target virtual machine; the scanning service may implement a duplicate virtual machine that is instantiated with the same configuration.

Abstract: Techniques for configurable event-based compute instance security assessments are described. A security assessment service receives one or more configuration messages, sent on behalf of a user, indicating a request to perform a security assessment of one or more computing resources managed by a service provider system responsive to any of one or more events being determined to have occurred. The security assessment is to include attempting to identify security vulnerabilities of the one or more computing resources. The security assessment service determines that an event of the one or more events has occurred subsequent to event data being reported that is indicative of the event, and performs the security assessment of the one or more computing resources responsive to the determining that the event has occurred.

Abstract: Systems for providing a security assessment of a target computing resource, such as a virtual machine or an instance of a virtual machine, include a security assessments provisioning service that provisions third-party-authored rules packages and security assessments into the computing environment of the target computing resource. The third-party rules package includes rules that can operate on telemetry and configuration data of the target computing resource, produced by sensors that are native to the computing environment, but the sensor protocols, message format, and sensitive data are not exposed to the rules. The provisioning service can provide security assessments and/or rules packages that are “native” and are thus able to operate directly on the telemetry and configuration data.

Abstract: Systems for performing a security assessment of a target computing resource, such as a virtual machine or an instance of a virtual machine, include a security assessment service that enables the use of third-party-authored rules packages in the security assessment. The third-party rules package includes rules that can operate on telemetry and configuration data of the target computing resource, produced by sensors that are native to the computing environment, but the sensor protocols, message format, and sensitive data are not exposed to the rules. An interface, such as an ingest function, may be used to convert telemetry data in the form of sensor messages into assessment data objects. The assessment data objects contain the data elements the rules evaluate, and may also have corresponding retrieval methods that are exposed to the rules; the rules call the retrieval methods to extract parameter-value pairs from the data object.

Abstract: Techniques for configurable event-based compute instance security assessments are described. A security assessment service receives one or more configuration messages, sent on behalf of a user, indicating a request to perform a security assessment of one or more computing resources managed by a service provider system responsive to any of one or more events being determined to have occurred. The security assessment is to include attempting to identify security vulnerabilities of the one or more computing resources. The security assessment service determines that an event of the one or more events has occurred subsequent to event data being reported that is indicative of the event, and performs the security assessment of the one or more computing resources responsive to the determining that the event has occurred.

Abstract: A software application, which allows the addition, modification and deletion of database fields dynamically, may be utilized without having to modify the database structure, application code, or user interface elements. Essentially, additional attributes may be added, subtracted or changed by users without the assistance of a database administrator. In addition to being more efficient, the application also dynamically conforms to the needs of the users and the requirements of the project for which the data is being captured. As additional project needs are defined, the structure of the database can grow and contract dynamically in real time.

Abstract: A method and system for the non-destructive analysis of medical devices uses a confocal Raman microscope and other non-destructive analytical tools to assess the spatial distribution of components of an object such as the distribution of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) within a polymer matrix. In a preferred embodiment, confocal Raman spectroscopy was used to differentiate each component found in the sirolimus-eluting coronary stent. The unique spectral features identified for each component were then used to develop three separate calibration curves to describe the solid phase distribution found on drug-polymer coated stents. The calibration curves were obtained by analyzing confocal Raman spectral depth profiles from a set of 16 unique formulations of drug-polymer coatings sprayed onto stents and planar substrates.

Abstract: A method and system for the non-destructive analysis of medical devices uses a confocal Raman microscope and other non-destructive analytical tools to assess the spatial distribution of components of an object such as the distribution of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) within a polymer matrix. In a preferred embodiment, confocal Raman spectroscopy was used to differentiate each component found in the sirolimus-eluting coronary stent. The unique spectral features identified for each component were then used to develop three separate calibration curves to describe the solid phase distribution found on drug-polymer coated stents. The calibration curves were obtained by analyzing confocal Raman spectral depth profiles from a set of 16 unique formulations of drug-polymer coatings sprayed onto stents and planar substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for treating the backfilled area of the productive stratum adjacent to the drilling area of oil and gas wells using high pressure pulses. The technological equipment consists of a submersible cylindrical container which is equipped with a high pressure section for accumulating the gaseous working agent, a high pressure one-way electromagnetic valve for dispensing the gaseous agent, a low pressure section where gamma radiation and material solidity detectors and data transmission equipment are located, an intermediate section where at least two one-way nozzles are located, specially arranged radially for injecting the working agent into the areas to be treated, and the technical control and operating equipment.