IP Library Granted Patent US 11,140,192
Granted Patent B2
US 11,140,192 · App. 16/723,452 · Granted Oct 5, 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 11,140,192
App. No.
16/723,452
Granted
Oct 5, 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 (49)

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

receiving, by one or more processors, one or more domain names associated with the entity;

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more variations of the one or more domain names 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 identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources; and

mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on a correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names, wherein the correlation is based, at least in part, on a reliability weighting of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting the one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the correlation is determined by steps comprising:

assigning a larger weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a first number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names; and

assigning a smaller weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a second number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names,

wherein the first number is larger than the second number.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

updating the mapping based on user input.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

re-mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on an updated correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating IP addresses with networks other than the entity's network based on at least one of user input and detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the networks other than the entity's network comprise at least one of a Wi-Fi, third-party hosting, guest network, or security network.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable and when executed cause a computing system to map Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to an entity by:

receiving, by one or more processors, one or more domain names associated with the entity;

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more variations of the one or more domain names 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 identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources; and

mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on a correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names, wherein the correlation is based, at least in part, on a reliability weighting of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8

wherein the identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting the one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the correlation is determined by steps comprising:

assigning a larger weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a first number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names; and

assigning a smaller weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a second number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names,

wherein the first number is larger than the second number.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 further comprising the instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to map the IP addresses to the entity by:

associating IP addresses with networks other than the entity's network based on at least one of user input and detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 where the networks other than the entity's network comprise at least one of a Wi-Fi, third-party hosting, guest network, or security network.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 further comprising the instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to map the IP addresses to the entity by updating the mapping based on user input.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 further comprising the instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to map the IP addresses to the entity by:

mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on an updated correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

15. An apparatus that maps Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to an entity, the apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and containing program code configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:

receiving, by one or more processors, one or more domain names associated with the entity;

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more variations of the one or more domain names 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 identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names based on analysis of IP address data collected from one or more IP address data sources; and

mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on a correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names, wherein the correlation is based, at least in part, on a reliability weighting of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the identifying one or more IP addresses comprises collecting the one or more IP addresses that map to the one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the correlation is determined by:

assigning a larger weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a first number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names; and

assigning a smaller weight to an IP address of the identified one or more IP addresses that relates to a second number of the one or more variations of the one or more domain names,

where the first number is larger than the second number.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 where the one or more processors is further configured to perform updating the mapping based on user input.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to perform re-mapping at least one of the identified one or more IP addresses to the entity based on an updated correlation between the identified one or more IP addresses and the identified one or more variations of the one or more domain names.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to perform associating IP addresses with networks other than the entity's network based on at least one of user input and detection of IP addresses not having access to data internal to the entity.

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 054346/0227 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: MATVIKO, NICK
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 054346/0564 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: YAMPOLSKIY, ALEKSANDR; BLACKIN, ROB; HEID, ALEXANDER
To: SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 054346/0361 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16299040 · Mar 11, 2019
Continuation 15443700 · Feb 27, 2017
Continuation 14702667 · May 1, 2015
Provisional Application 62091477 · Dec 13, 2014
Provisional Application 62091478 · Dec 13, 2014
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