Predicting and using threat levels for cyber threats using data from public data sources
US12348550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Predicting and using threat levels for cyber threats using data from public data sources can include obtaining cyber vulnerability and threat data (“threat data”) from publicly available data sources including a social networking service, the threat data including social networking messages. A threat that is predicted to exploit a vulnerability can be determined based on the threat data. Filtered threat data that includes social networking messages that mention the threat can be stored. A threat assessment service can analyze the filtered threat data to determine a mention trend for the threat, a severity score for the threat, an exploitation history for the threat, and a patch availability for rectifying the threat. Based on the mention trend, the severity score, the exploitation history, and the patch availability, a predicted threat level for the threat can be used to generate an alert, which can be sent to a subscriber device.
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