Wells Fargo Bank, N.a.

Christopher J Houser

Peter Anatole Makohon

Lawrence T Belton, Jr

Timothy H Morris

Ryan Bernard Benskin

Omar S Bracey

Douglas C Rambo

Robert I Kirby

Terrence W Gareau

Jonathan Louis Gabel

Brian Schlemmer

Shawn M Craig

Duncan Molony

Michael Scott Hopkins

Kerrie Heller

Justin Dunn

Michael Dutilly

Artemio V Meras, Iii

Christy K Lewis Lester

Network entities of a network system are managed in an end-of-life context. A network system is scanned to determine network entities such as hardware devices and/or software applications. A network entity can be identified as vulnerable based on end-of-life data. A risk score for the vulnerable network entity is computed based on the end-of-life data and optionally other factors, and a potentially mitigating action is determined based on the risk score.

End-of-life management system

Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. A profile for a device is determined based on at least one characteristic identified from a successful attempt by the device to access a network. An expected characteristic for a next access attempt by the device to access the network is determined based on the profile. The characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic. In response to determining that at least one characteristic of the next access attempt matches the expected characteristic, the next access attempt by the device to the network is automatically granted.

Predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions

Situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration determines when network attacks are occurring, or predicts their occurrence, and provides tools and services to mitigate the attacks. The attacks can be denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks or other types of attacks designed to disable and degrade a network. The dashboard can collect intelligence on what is happening on the network, and also streams of information from third parties that can be used to predict imminent network attacks. The dashboard can also determine what tools and services are available to the network operator in order to counteract the attacks.

Situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration

Distributed firewalls reside at different points across a network. Each distributed firewall can include one or more rules that govern traffic over and/or access to the network. The rules can be discovered, converted into a standardized format, and indexed at a centralized rule database. The rules or data of the rules can be verified. The rules can be certified at the centralized database. The certification process can be based on a direction of traffic to which the rule governs. The certification process may have different levels based on the direction of traffic.

Serialization of firewall rules with user, device, and application correlation

Provided is predictive modeling for anti-malware solutions. The predictive modeling includes an identification manager component that generates profile data for a hostile source. The hostile source is identified based on a previous threat attributed to the hostile source. The predictive modeling also includes an evaluation component that determines a characteristic of an interaction between a source and an endpoint. Further, the predictive modeling includes a validation component that compares the characteristic of the interaction with the profile data and controls access to the source by the endpoint based on the comparison. In addition, anti-malware software is not deployed on the endpoint.

The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of managing network entities. The innovation scans a network system to determine network entities, e.g. hardware devices and/or software applications. The innovation receives version information about hardware and software. The innovation compares version information to end-of-life information regarding the network entities. The innovation determines potential mitigating actions based on the comparison and creates an end-of-schedule for managing vendor contracts with regards to end-of-life network entities.

Provided is authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants. Authentication and authorization includes generating a profile for a device based on at least one characteristic observed during a successful attempt by the device to access an 802.1X network infrastructure. Expected characteristics for a next attempt to access the infrastructure by the device are determined. A characteristic of the next access attempt is matched to the expected characteristic and access to the network is selectively controlled as a result of the matching. This is achieved without a supplicant being installed on the device.

Authentication and authorization without the use of supplicants

Systems and methods provide for a situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration system to determine when network attacks are occurring or are about to occur, and provide tools and services to mitigate the attacks. The attacks can be denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks or other types of attacks designed to disable and degrade a network. The dashboard can collect intelligence on what is happening on the network, and also streams of information from third parties that can be used to predict imminent network attacks. The dashboard can also determine what tools and services are available to the network operator in order to counteract the attacks.

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Mount Holly, NC, United States of America

Christopher J Houser