IP Library Granted Patent US 10,931,704
Granted Patent B2
US 10,931,704 · App. 16/582,037 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Entity IP mapping

Inventors: Aleksandr Yampolskiy (Brooklyn, NY); Rob Blackin (East Brunswick, NJ); Samuel Kassoumeh (New York, NY); Nick Matviko (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: SecurityScorecard, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,931,704
App. No.
16/582,037
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for mapping IP addresses to an entity include receiving at least one domain name associated with the entity. Embodiments may further include determining one or more variations of the at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from a plurality of domain name data sources that mention a variation of the at least one domain name. Some embodiments may also include identifying one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of the entity's domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from a plurality of IP address data sources. Additional embodiments include assigning weights to each of the identified one or more IP addresses and creating a mapping of IP addresses to associate with the entity based on analysis of the weighted one or more IP addresses.

Claims (54)

1. A method for mapping Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to an entity, the method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors operating in a network, one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from one or more domain name data sources;

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources; and

assigning, by the one or more processors:

a first weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses pointed to by a first number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name, and

a second weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP pointed to by a second number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name;

where the first weight is greater than the second weight, and

where the first number is greater than the second number.

2. The method of claim 1 where identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of at least one domain name.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

mapping IP addresses to the entity based on analysis of the first weighted IP address and the second weighted IP address.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

adjusting the mapping of IP addresses based on user input.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

adjusting the mapping of IP addresses by periodically performing the foregoing steps of determining, identifying, and assigning.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating IP addresses with one or more networks that do not include the entity based on a detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity.

7. The method of claim 6 where the networks that do not include the entity comprise at least one of a Wi-Fi, third-party hosting, guest, or security network.

8. A computer program product for mapping Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to an entity, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

determining one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from one or more domain name data sources;

identifying one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources;

assigning a first weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses pointed to by a first number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name; and

assigning a second weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP pointed to by a second number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name;

where the first weight is greater than the second weight, and

where the first number is greater than the second number.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 where identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of at least one domain name.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 where the medium further comprises instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform:

mapping IP addresses to the entity based on analysis of the first weighted IP address and the second weighted IP address.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 where the medium further comprises instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform:

adjusting the mapping of IP addresses based on user input.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 where the medium further comprises instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform:

adjusting the mapping of IP addresses by periodically performing the foregoing steps of determining, identifying, and assigning.

13. The computer program product of claim 10 where the medium further comprises instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform:

associating IP addresses with one or more networks that do not include the entity based on a detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 where the networks that do not include the entity comprise at least one of a Wi-Fi, third-party hosting, guest, or security network.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

determine one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from one or more domain name data sources;

identify one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of at least one domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources;

assign a first weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses pointed to by a first number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name; and

assign a second weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP pointed to by a second number of the one or more variations of at least one domain name;

where the first weight is greater than the second weight, and

where the first number is greater than the second number.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 where identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of at least one domain name.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 where the one or more processors are further configured to:

map IP addresses to the entity based on analysis of the first weighted IP address and the second weighted IP address.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 where the one or more processors are further configured to:

adjust the mapping of IP addresses based on user input.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 where the one or more processors are further configured to:

adjust the mapping of IP addresses by periodically performing the foregoing steps of determining, identifying, and assigning.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 where the one or more processors are further configured to:

associate IP addresses with one or more networks that do not include the entity based on a detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity, where the one or more networks that do not include the entity comprise at least one of a Wi-Fi, third-party hosting, guest, or security network.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 072261/0012 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 068631/0463 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067711/0635 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2021
From: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 057514/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: YAMPOLSKIY, ALEKSANDR; BLACKIN, ROB; KASSOUMEH, SAMUEL
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 054347/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: MATVIKO, NICK
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 054347/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: YAMPOLSKIY, ALEKSANDR; BLACKIN, ROB; HEID, ALEXANDER
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 051056/0106 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15155745 · May 16, 2016
Continuation 14702668 · May 1, 2015
Provisional Application 62091478 · Dec 13, 2014
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