System and method for prioritizing endpoints and detecting potential routes to high value assets
US10291644B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for detecting potential system vulnerabilities to malicious attacks. A list of routes between computing devices and associated threat levels is maintained as network events occur between computing devices. The routes include bad hygiene endpoints, high value targets which are a variety of server types controlling access to sensitive data, and network connections. A list of routes connecting high value targets and bad hygiene endpoints are sorted by a priority level and used to identify potential routes. When a network event corresponding to a given route is detected, the list is searched to identify potential routes. Potential routes are monitored routes with no network events detected yet between the source and destination.
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