IP Library Granted Patent US 11,985,160
Granted Patent B2
US 11,985,160 · App. 18/158,350 · Granted May 14, 2024

Dynamic adaptive defense for cyber-security threats

Inventors: Bernard Thomas (Ashburn, VA); David Scott (Marietta, GA); Fred Brott (Alexandria, VA); Paul Smith (Marietta, GA)
Assignee: MUSARUBRA US LLC
H04L63/1441H04L9/002H04L9/32H04L63/0272H04L63/1408H04L63/1416
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Patent No.
US 11,985,160
App. No.
18/158,350
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a cyber-security system that is configured to aggregate and unify data from multiple components and platforms on a network. The system allows security administrators to design and implement a workflow of device-actions taken by security individuals in response to a security incident. Based on the nature of a particular threat, the cyber-security system may initiate an action plan that is tailored to the security operations center and their operating procedures to protect potentially impacted components and network resources.

Claims (42)

1. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause processor circuitry to at least:

map a security threat to at least one action to remediate the security threat, the at least one action previously identified as authorized for an administrator to initiate;

access information from the administrator that correlates a second network security action with a network security element, the second network security action not correlated with the network security element prior to the accessing of the information from the administrator, the information not instructing the execution of the at least one action; and

send, subsequent to the access of the information, a signal to initiate an execution of the second network security action to the network security element.

2. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to:

identify, based on the security threat, at least one automated action to remediate the security threat; and

initiate, without additional inputs from the administrator different from the input, execution of the at least one automated action prior to the mapping of the security threat to the at least one action.

3. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to determine an outcome of the execution of the at least one automated action to the security threat, and the processor circuitry is to send the signal in response to the execution of the at least one automated action filing to mitigate the security threat.

4. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the at least one automated action includes blocking traffic within at least a portion of the network.

5. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of network security elements that are candidates for correlation with the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

6. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with the network security element, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action.

7. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with a plurality of network security elements, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

8. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to store, in response to the security threat being mitigated by the execution of the second network security action, a correlation of the second network security action with the network security element in a network security policy as an action to be performed in response to a subsequent security threat.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

memory;

instructions in the apparatus;

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to cause the processor circuitry to at least:

map a security threat to at least one action to remediate a security threat, the at least one action previously identified as authorized for an administrator to initiate;

access information from the administrator that correlates a second network security action with a network security element, the second network security action not correlated with the network security element prior to the accessing of the information from the administrator, the information not instructing the execution of the at least one action; and

send, subsequent to the access of the information, a signal to initiate an execution of the second network security action to the network security element.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to:

identify, based on the security threat, at least one automated action to remediate the security threat; and

initiate, without additional inputs from the administrator different from the input, execution of the at least one automated action prior to the mapping of the security threat to the at least one action.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to determine an outcome of the execution of the at least one automated action to the security threat, and the processor circuitry is to send the signal in response to the execution of the at least one automated action filing to mitigate the security threat.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one automated action includes blocking traffic within at least a portion of the network.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of network security elements that are candidates for correlation with the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with the network security element, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to cause presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with a plurality of network security elements, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

16. The apparatus claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is further to store, in response to the security threat being mitigated by the execution of the second network security action, a correlation of the second network security action with the network security element in a network security policy as an action to be performed in response to a subsequent security threat.

17. A method, comprising:

mapping, by executing an instruction with a processor, a security threat to at least one action to remediate a security threat, the at least one action previously identified as authorized for an administrator to initiate;

accessing, by executing an instruction with the processor, information from the administrator that correlates a second network security action with a network security element, the second network security action not correlated with the network security element prior to the accessing of the information from the administrator, the information not instructing the execution of the at least one action; and

sending, by the one or more processors and subsequent to the accessing of the information, a signal to initiate an execution of the second network security action to the network security element.

18. The method of claim 17 , further including:

identifying, based on the security threat, at least one automated action to remediate the security threat; and

initiating, without additional inputs from the administrator different from the input, execution of the at least one automated action prior to the mapping of the security threat to the at least one action.

19. The method of claim 18 , further including determining an outcome of the execution of the at least one automated action to the security threat, wherein the sending of the signal is to be performed in response to the execution of the at least one automated action filing to mitigate the security threat.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one automated action includes blocking traffic within at least a portion of the network.

21. The method of claim 17 , further including causing presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of network security elements that are candidates for correlation with the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

22. The method of claim 17 , further including causing presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with the network security element, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action.

23. The method of claim 17 , further including causing presentation of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface to present a plurality of custom network security actions that are candidates for correlation with a plurality of network security elements, the plurality of custom network security actions including the second network security action, the plurality of network security elements including the network security element.

24. The method of claim 17 , further including storing, in response to the security threat being mitigated by the execution of the second network security action, a correlation of the second network security action with the network security element in a network security policy as an action to be performed in response to a subsequent security threat.

Assignments (13)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2024
From: STG PARTNERS, LLC
To: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
Reel/Frame 068671/0435 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC
To: MAGENTA SECURITY INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 068656/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MAGENTA SECURITY INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
To: MAGENTA SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 068657/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC
To: MAGENTA SECURITY INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 068657/0764 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MAGENTA SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068657/0666 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MAGENTA SECURITY INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
To: MAGENTA SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 068656/0920 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
To: STG PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068324/0731 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2023
From: FIREEYE SECURITY HOLDINGS US LLC; MUSARUBRA US LLC
To: MUSARUBRA US LLC
Reel/Frame 063814/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: THOMAS, BERNARD; SCOTT, DAVID; BROTT, FRED; SMITH, PAUL
To: CSG CYBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063222/0661 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: FIREEYE, INC.
To: MANDIANT, INC.
Reel/Frame 063256/0669 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: CSG CYBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: INVOTAS CYBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063256/0613 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: MANDIANT, INC.
To: FIREEYE SECURITY HOLDINGS US LLC
Reel/Frame 063223/0525 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: INVOTAS CYBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: FIREEYE, INC.
Reel/Frame 063222/0932 →