Patents by Inventor William Jennings Woodson

William Jennings Woodson 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: 11729214
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that may generate so-called “honey credentials” that are transmitted to a “phishing” website, and are then stored into a honey credential database. The honey credentials appear to be valid credentials, but whenever a bad actor attempts to access an enterprise using the honey credentials, security appliances the enterprise may update the records of the honey credential database to include one or more unique identifiers for each bad actor device that attempts to access the enterprise network using the honey credentials. A server may automatically query the honey credential database to identify other accounts that have been accessed by devices that used the honey credentials to access the enterprise. The server may then flag the accounts and restrict their functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jordan Wright, William Jennings Woodson, Justin Gray
  • Patent number: 11316895
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that may generate so-called “honey credentials” that are transmitted to a “phishing” website, and are then stored into a honey credential database. The honey credentials appear to be valid credentials, but whenever a bad actor attempts to access an enterprise using the honey credentials, security appliances the enterprise may update the records of the honey credential database to include one or more unique identifiers for each bad actor device that attempts to access the enterprise network using the honey credentials. A server may automatically query the honey credential database to identify other accounts that have been accessed by devices that used the honey credentials to access the enterprise. The server may then flag the accounts and restrict their functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jordan Wright, William Jennings Woodson, Justin Sommers Gray