IP Library Granted Patent US 12,519,821
Granted Patent B2
US 12,519,821 · App. 18/498,122 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Apparatuses and methods for facilitating vulnerability remediations and solutions via artificial intelligence and machine learning

Inventors: Mitchell Gunnels (Ball Ground, GA); Prakash Rangavittal Bigamudra (Cumming, GA)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
H04L63/1441H04L63/1433
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Patent No.
US 12,519,821
App. No.
18/498,122
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first indication of a first vulnerability in a first communication network or system, based on the obtaining of the first indication, analyzing the first vulnerability, based on the analyzing, determining that the first vulnerability is a vulnerability of first impression, based on the determining, generating a first solution to the first vulnerability utilizing machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a combination thereof, and based on the generating, implementing the first solution as part of the first communication network or system to address the first vulnerability in the first communication network or system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims (58)

1 . A device, comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

obtaining a first indication of a first vulnerability in a first communication network or system;

based on the obtaining of the first indication, analyzing the first vulnerability;

based on the analyzing, determining that the first vulnerability is a vulnerability of first impression;

based on the determining, generating a first solution to the first vulnerability utilizing machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a combination thereof;

based on the generating, implementing the first solution in respect of a first resource as part of the first communication network or system to address the first vulnerability in the first communication network or system

determining that a solution to a second vulnerability associated with the first communication network or system is lacking;

generating, based on the determining that the solution to the second vulnerability associated with the first communication network or system is lacking and the first solution, a second solution utilizing generative artificial intelligence, wherein the second solution is different from the first solution; and

causing, based on the generating of the second solution, the second solution to be implemented in respect of a second resource of the first communication network or system, the second resource being different from the first resource.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the first solution comprises utilizing generative artificial intelligence.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing of the first vulnerability comprises identifying a first characteristic of the first vulnerability.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the determining that the first vulnerability is the vulnerability of first impression comprises determining that the first characteristic of the first vulnerability does not match characteristics of vulnerabilities previously encountered.

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining a second indication of a third vulnerability;

based on the obtaining of the second indication, analyzing the third vulnerability to identify a second characteristic of the third vulnerability;

determining that the second characteristic matches the first characteristic; and

based on the determining that the second characteristic matches the first characteristic, implementing the first solution to address the third vulnerability.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the third vulnerability is in the first communication network or system.

7 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the third vulnerability is in a second communication network or system that is different from the first communication network or system.

8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing a record of the implementing of the first solution, resulting in a stored record.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

based on the generating of the first solution, testing the first solution,

wherein the implementing of the first solution is based on the testing validating the first solution.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the implementing of the first solution in respect of the first resource comprises applying the first solution to infrastructure of the first communication network or system.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the infrastructure comprises: cloud computing infrastructure, a base station, a server, an access point, a router, a switch, or any combination thereof.

12 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the implementing of the first solution in respect of the first resource comprises applying the first solution to an application, a user equipment, or a combination thereof.

13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining a user-generated input,

wherein the generating of the first solution is based on the user-generated input.

14 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the first solution is based on first data that is publicly accessible.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the generating of the first solution is based on second data that is accessible only to an operator of the first communication network or system.

16 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

scanning a communication network or system to identify at least one vulnerability;

causing an indication of the at least one vulnerability to be presented at a user terminal;

obtaining a first user-generated input from the user terminal based on the causing;

based on the first user-generated input and first data accessed from a first database, generating a recommendation regarding a first solution to be implemented in respect of a first plurality of resources to address the at least one vulnerability, the generating utilizing machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a combination thereof;

determining that a solution to a second at least one vulnerability associated with the communication network or system is lacking;

generating, based on the determining that the solution to the second at least one vulnerability associated with the communication network or system is lacking and the first solution, a second solution utilizing generative artificial intelligence, wherein the second solution is different from the first solution; and

causing, based on the generating of the second solution, the second solution to be implemented in respect of a second plurality of resources of the communication network or system, the second plurality of resources being at least partially different from the first plurality of resources.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

causing the recommendation to be presented at the user terminal;

obtaining, based on the causing of the recommendation to be presented at the user terminal, a second user-generated input that modifies the first solution, resulting in a modified solution; and

causing the modified solution to be implemented in the communication network or system to address the at least one vulnerability.

18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing a record of the first solution, the modified solution, or a combination thereof, to a publicly accessible database, a privately accessible database, or a combination thereof.

19 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a processing system including a processor, that a solution to a vulnerability associated with a communication network or system is lacking, resulting in a first determination;

generating, by the processing system and based on the first determination, a first solution utilizing generative artificial intelligence;

causing, by the processing system and based on the generating of the first solution, the first solution to be implemented in respect of each of a first plurality of resources of the communication network or system to address the vulnerability;

determining, by the processing system, that a solution to a second vulnerability associated with the communication network or system is lacking, resulting in a second determination;

generating, by the processing system and based on the second determination and the first solution, a second solution utilizing generative artificial intelligence, wherein the second solution is different from the first solution; and

causing, by the processing system and based on the generating of the second solution, the second solution to be implemented in respect of each of a second plurality of resources of the communication network or system, the second plurality of resources being at least partially different from the first plurality of resources.

20 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the implementing of the first solution comprises utilizing a first script, and wherein the operations further comprise:

generating the first script; and

storing the first script for use in respect of addressing a third vulnerability.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2023
From: GUNNELS, MITCHELL; BIGAMUDRA, PRAKASH RANGAVITTAL
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 065409/0053 →
Continuity (1)
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