IP Library Granted Patent US 12,323,441
Granted Patent B2
US 12,323,441 · App. 18/419,851 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Techniques for incentivized intrusion detection system

Inventors: Pierre Dumont (Cheseaux, CH); Frederic Thabaret-Diebold (Cheseaux, CH); Cristian Ruiz (Cheseaux, CH); Riccardo Succa (Cheseaux, CH)
Assignee: NAGRAVISION SARL
H04L63/1416G06Q30/0207H04L63/1491
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Patent No.
US 12,323,441
App. No.
18/419,851
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to security solutions. More specifically, techniques (e.g., systems, methods, and devices) are provided to implement an incentivized-based intrusion detection system to detect malicious acts against an asset. The incentive may lure or facilitate the actor to provide information detecting malicious actions against an asset.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

deploying a plurality of assets to a target environment, wherein each of the plurality of assets is associated with a respective incentive of a plurality of incentives;

deploying a smart contract to a distributed ledger, wherein initiation of the smart contract is based on at least one asset of the plurality of assets and causes a respective at least one incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred and wherein transactions relating to the smart contract are written to the distributed ledger;

monitoring the distributed ledger; and

in response to detecting, on the distributed ledger, a transfer of an incentive of the plurality of incentives caused by initiation of the smart contract, detecting an intrusion of the target environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smart contract is configured to be:

initiated using a first asset of the plurality of assets to cause a first incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred; and

initiated using a second asset of the plurality of assets to cause a second incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the smart contract is configured to be initiated using the second asset only after the smart contract is initiated using the first asset.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of incentives are valid for a limited time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein values of the plurality of incentives decrease over time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating an alert based on the intrusion of the target environment.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting access of an asset of the plurality of assets in the target environment.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising, based on detecting access of the asset of the plurality of assets in the target environment, obtaining at least a portion of metadata associated with the asset.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least a portion of the metadata comprises a script that initiates the smart contract.

10. An intrusion-detection system comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:

deploy one or more assets to a repository on a digital environment;

detect that a first incentive, associated with a first asset of the one or more assets, has been claimed through initiation of a smart contract using the first asset;

detect that a second incentive, associated with a second asset of the one or more assets, has been claimed through initiation of the smart contract using the second asset; and

responsive to detecting that the first incentive has been claimed, detect access of the repository.

11. The intrusion-detection system of claim 10 , wherein the smart contract is configured to be initiated using the second asset only after the smart contract is initiated using the first asset.

12. The intrusion-detection system of claim 10 , wherein the first incentive and the second incentive are valid for a limited time.

13. The intrusion-detection system of claim 10 , wherein a first value of the first incentive decreases over time and wherein a second value of the second incentive decreases over time.

14. The intrusion-detection system of claim 10 , further comprising generating an alert based detecting access of the repository.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

deploy a plurality of assets to a target environment, wherein each of the plurality of assets is associated with a respective incentive of a plurality of incentives;

deploy a smart contract to a distributed ledger, wherein initiation of the smart contract is based on at least one asset of the plurality of assets and causes a respective at least one incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred and wherein transactions relating to the smart contract are written to the distributed ledger;

monitor the distributed ledger; and

in response to detecting, on the distributed ledger, a transfer of an incentive of the plurality of incentives, detect an intrusion of the target environment.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the smart contract is configured to be:

initiated using a first asset of the plurality of assets to cause a first incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred; and

initiated using a second asset of the plurality of assets to cause a second incentive of the plurality of incentives to be transferred.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the smart contract is configured to be initiated using the second asset only after the smart contract is initiated using the first asset.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of incentives are valid for a limited time.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein values of the plurality of incentives decrease over time.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising generating an alert based on the intrusion of the target environment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2025
From: DUMONT, PIERRE; THABARET-DIEBOLD, FREDERIC; RUIZ, CRISTIAN; SUCCA, RICCARDO
To: NAGRAVISION S.A.
Reel/Frame 071013/0185 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2025
From: NAGRAVISION S.A.
To: NAGRAVISION SARL
Reel/Frame 071013/0280 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17955840 · Sep 29, 2022
Continuation 16936014 · Jul 22, 2020
Provisional Application 62880587 · Jul 30, 2019
Related Publication 20240179156A1 · May 30, 2024
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