Systems and methods for tracking, predicting, and mitigating advanced persistent threats in networks

US10438207B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ciena Corporation · US

Inventors

• Sachin Subhedar · Alpharetta, US
• Roger Michael Elbaz · Alpharetta, US
• Aung Htay · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L47/2483
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking, predicting, and mitigating Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks in a network include detecting, from monitoring, events related to one or more subscribed entities, wherein the monitoring includes two or more of analyzing traffic flow, analyzing virtual currency transactions, and monitoring information related to the one or more subscribed entities on the Internet; analyzing the events to determine a likelihood of an attack on a specific subscribed entity of the one or more subscribed entities; and causing mitigation of the attack based on the determined likelihood, wherein the mitigation comprises one or more actions in the network relative to the specific subscribed entity.