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Granted Patent B2
US 12,381,908 · App. 18/635,680 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Threat mitigation system and method

Inventors: Brian P. Murphy (Tampa, FL); Joe Partlow (Tampa, FL); Colin O'Connor (Tampa, FL); Jason Pfeiffer (Tampa, FL); Brian Philip Murphy (St. Petersburg, FL)
Assignee: RELIAQUEST HOLDINGS, LLC
H04L63/1441G06F16/2452G06F16/2455H04L63/1416H04L63/1425H04L63/1466H04L63/20
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Patent No.
US 12,381,908
App. No.
18/635,680
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform; and mapping one or more data fields of a unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

Claims (81)

1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:

establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform;

defining a unified query on a unified platform concerning the plurality of security-relevant subsystems; and

denormalizing the unified query to define a subsystem-specific query for each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, thus defining a plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a query structure of the unified platform to one or more data fields within a query structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a result set structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to one or more data fields within a result set structure of the unified platform.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems at a defined periodicity.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

proactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

reactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of subsystem-specific queries to the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of subsystem-specific results sets from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems that were generated in response to the plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

normalizing the plurality of subsystem-specific results sets received from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to define a unified result set.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing the unified result set to a third-party.

11. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform;

defining a unified query on a unified platform concerning the plurality of security-relevant subsystems; and

denormalizing the unified query to define a subsystem-specific query for each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, thus defining a plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a query structure of the unified platform to one or more data fields within a query structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a result set structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to one or more data fields within a result set structure of the unified platform.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems at a defined periodicity.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

proactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

16. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

reactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

17. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of subsystem-specific queries to the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of subsystem-specific results sets from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems that were generated in response to the plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 , further comprising:

normalizing the plurality of subsystem-specific results sets received from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to define a unified result set.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , further comprising:

providing the unified result set to a third-party.

21. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform;

defining a unified query on a unified platform concerning the plurality of security-relevant subsystems; and

denormalizing the unified query to define a subsystem-specific query for each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, thus defining a plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

22. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a query structure of the unified platform to one or more data fields within a query structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

23. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields within a result set structure of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to one or more data fields within a result set structure of the unified platform.

24. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems at a defined periodicity.

25. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

proactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

26. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, including:

reactively mapping one or more data fields of the unified platform to one or more data fields of each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

27. The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of subsystem-specific queries to the plurality of security-relevant subsystems.

28. The computing system of claim 27 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of subsystem-specific results sets from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems that were generated in response to the plurality of subsystem-specific queries.

29. The computing system of claim 28 , further comprising:

normalizing the plurality of subsystem-specific results sets received from the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to define a unified result set.

30. The computing system of claim 29 , further comprising:

providing the unified result set to a third-party.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: MURPHY, BRIAN P.; PARTLOW, JOE; O'CONNOR, COLIN; PFEIFFER, JASON; MURPHY, BRIAN PHILIP
To: RELIAQUEST HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069608/0358 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2024
From: RELIAQUEST HOLDINGS, LLC
To: GOLUB CAPITAL LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067274/0381 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17729221 · Apr 26, 2022
Continuation 17105125 · Nov 25, 2020
Provisional Application 62940733 · Nov 26, 2019
Related Publication 20240259419A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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