Patents by Inventor Yakov Faitelson

Yakov Faitelson 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: 20240378127
    Abstract: A system for monitoring data elements, including a data element monitor (DEM), monitoring a multiplicity of data elements, some of which having associated therewith a data representation, each of the multiplicity of data elements including data element content and data element information, and each of the data representations including data representation information corresponding to at least a subset of the data element information, an event notification ascertainer (ENA), ascertaining which of the multiplicity of the data elements being monitored has an event notification associated therewith and a difference reporter, reporting a difference between the data representation information in a data representation associated with one of the multiplicity of data elements being monitored, which has an event notification associated therewith, and corresponding data element information of that one of the multiplicity of the data elements being monitored which has an event notification associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David BASS, Yakov FAITELSON, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR, Orr KADEC
  • Patent number: 11706227
    Abstract: A system including a processor and a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to process access permission type-specific access permission requests from enterprise users in an enterprise, the system including access permission type-specific access permission request receiving functionality operable for receiving at least one request for at least one access permission type-specific access permission of at least one user to at least one data element in the enterprise, and access permission type-specific access permission request output providing functionality operable for employing information pertaining to ones of the enterprise users having similarities to the at least one user with respect to at least the access permission type-specific access permission to the data elements in order to provide an output indication of perceived appropriateness of grant of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Patent number: 11604791
    Abstract: An automatic resource ownership assignment system, the system including resource ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of the system to define resource ownership indicators, automatic resource ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of the system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on the resource ownership indicators, and automatic resource ownership assignment functionality which, responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of the at least one recommendation by the at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by the potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of the at least one resource to the potential owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
  • Patent number: 11586600
    Abstract: A method for in-advance obtaining properties of objects of a computerized system, the method comprising receiving a request for properties of a first object, and responsively providing the requested properties along with properties of an at least one another object that are similar to the properties of the first object, wherein the properties of the at least one another object are similar to the properties of the first object by having at least one element of properties that are common therebetween, and wherein the method is carried out by an at least one apparatus component of the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
  • Patent number: 11496476
    Abstract: A system for providing bi-directional visualization of authority of users over SACs in an enterprise-wide network, the system including functionality for providing user-wise visualization of the authority of a given user over at least one SAC in respect of which the user has authority, and functionality for providing SAC-wise visualization for a given SAC of the authority of at least one user over the given SAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
  • Patent number: 11487805
    Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
  • Publication number: 20220318379
    Abstract: A system for monitoring actual access to data elements in an enterprise computer network and providing associated data, the system including an at least near real time data element audit subsystem providing audit output data including at least one of a time stamp, identification of an accessor, user depository stored data regarding the accessor, accessed data element data, affected data element data, type of access operation, source IP address of access and access outcome data, in at least near real time, relating to actual access to data elements in the enterprise computer network, and an additional data providing subsystem receiving in at least near real time at least a part of the audit output data and utilizing the at least part of the audit output data for providing additional data which is not part of the audit output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Yakov FAITELSON
  • Patent number: 11388004
    Abstract: A system for preventing an excess user authentication token utilization condition in an enterprise computer environment, the system including an excess user authentication token utilization condition predictor operable for calculating a number of additional group memberships of each of the enterprise users that can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition, a group membership estimator operable, for each the enterprise user, for estimating a number of additional group memberships of the enterprise user that will be created by an anticipated activity, and an anticipated excess user authentication token utilization condition alerter operable, before initiation of the anticipated activity, for providing an alert if the anticipated activity can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir
  • Patent number: 11386224
    Abstract: A method for managing personal digital identifiers of a user in data elements stored in a computerized system may include receiving personal digital identifiers for identifying a user. The data elements may be searched for the personal digital identifiers and data elements may be identified as having the personal digital identifiers of the user. One or more candidate personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be assigned as one or more common words appearing in the identified data elements when a word count for each of the one or more common words exceeds a predefined threshold. The user may validate the candidate personal digital identifiers, which may be added to the personal digital identifiers of the user. A personal digital footprint of the user including a location in the computerized system for each of the personal digital identifiers in the identified data elements may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Patent number: 11308206
    Abstract: A system for monitoring actual access to data elements in an enterprise computer network and providing associated data, the system including an at least near real time data element audit subsystem providing audit output data including at least one of a time stamp, identification of an accessor, user depository stored data regarding the accessor, accessed data element data, affected data element data, type of access operation, source IP address of access and access outcome data, in at least near real time, relating to actual access to data elements in the enterprise computer network, and an additional data providing subsystem receiving in at least near real time at least a part of the audit output data and utilizing the at least part of the audit output data for providing additional data which is not part of the audit output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Yakov Faitelson
  • Patent number: 11151515
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling email distribution list membership in an enterprise email system, including the steps of monitoring and collecting continuously updated information regarding access to email distribution lists of an email system by members of the email distribution lists, ascertaining that a particular member of at least one of the email distribution lists has not accessed the at least one of the email distribution lists for a predetermined period of time, and responsive to the ascertaining, at least one of recommending revoking membership of the particular member to the at least one of the email distribution lists and automatically revoking membership of the particular member to the at least one of the email distribution lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Patent number: 11138153
    Abstract: A method for characterizing data elements in an enterprise including ascertaining at least one of an access metric and a data identifier for each of a plurality of data elements and employing the at least one of an access metric and a data identifier to automatically apply a metatag to ones of the plurality of data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Patent number: 11042550
    Abstract: A method for managing data in an enterprise by identifying data of interest from among a multiplicity of data elements in an enterprise, the method including characterizing data of interest at least by at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and at least one access metric thereof, the at least one access metric being selected from data access permissions and actual data access history and selecting data of interest by considering only data elements from among the multiplicity of data elements which have the at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and the at least one access metric thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Patent number: 11030307
    Abstract: A system for monitoring actual access to data elements in an enterprise computer network and providing associated data, the system including an at least near real time data element audit subsystem providing audit output data including at least one of a time stamp, identification of an accessor, user depository stored data regarding the accessor, accessed data element data, affected data element data, type of access operation, source IP address of access and access outcome data, in at least near real time, relating to actual access to data elements in the enterprise computer network, and an additional data providing subsystem receiving in at least near real time at least a part of the audit output data and utilizing the at least part of the audit output data for providing additional data which is not part of the audit output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Yakov Faitelson
  • Publication number: 20210110034
    Abstract: A system for monitoring actual access to data elements in an enterprise computer network and providing associated data, the system including an at least near real time data element audit subsystem providing audit output data including at least one of a time stamp, identification of an accessor, user depository stored data regarding the accessor, accessed data element data, affected data element data, type of access operation, source IP address of access and access outcome data, in at least near real time, relating to actual access to data elements in the enterprise computer network, and an additional data providing subsystem receiving in at least near real time at least a part of the audit output data and utilizing the at least part of the audit output data for providing additional data which is not part of the audit output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Yakov FAITELSON
  • Publication number: 20210034655
    Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ohad KORKUS, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR
  • Patent number: 10853486
    Abstract: A system for monitoring actual access to data elements in an enterprise computer network and providing associated data, the system including an at least near real time data element audit subsystem providing audit output data including at least one of a time stamp, identification of an accessor, user depository stored data regarding the accessor, accessed data element data, affected data element data, type of access operation, source IP address of access and access outcome data, in at least near real time, relating to actual access to data elements in the enterprise computer network, and an additional data providing subsystem receiving in at least near real time at least a part of the audit output data and utilizing the at least part of the audit output data for providing additional data which is not part of the audit output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Yakov Faitelson
  • Patent number: 10855631
    Abstract: A computerized method for managing a collaboration of objects via stubs may include a computerized apparatus linked to a computerized system and configured to intercept an outgoing communication including an object, to identify an instance of the object in a storage of the computerized system, to generate a stub of the instance of the object specifying a location of the identified instance the object in the storage of the computerized device, to replace the object in the outgoing communication with the stub, and to send the outgoing communication including the stub to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir, David Bass
  • Publication number: 20200336485
    Abstract: A system for providing bi-directional visualization of authority of users over SACs in an enterprise-wide network, the system including functionality for providing user-wise visualization of the authority of a given user over at least one SAC in respect of which the user has authority, and functionality for providing SAC-wise visualization for a given SAC of the authority of at least one user over the given SAC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Varonis Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yakov FAITELSON, Ohad KORKUS, Ophir KRETZER-KATZIR
  • Patent number: 10810247
    Abstract: A method for indexing objects in a computerized system having an index, comprising identifying in the computerized system an at least one indexed object that meets an at least one criterion related to contents of the at least one indexed object, detecting an at least one non-indexed object having a property similar to an at least one property of the at least one indexed object that was identified, and indexing the at least one non-indexed object in the index, wherein the method is performed by the computerized system, and an apparatus for performing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VARONIS SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yakov Faitelson, Ohad Korkus, Ophir Kretzer-Katzir