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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;

Inventors:

Beata Ladnai, Altrincham, GB;

Mark David Harris, Oxon, GB;

Andrew G. P. Smith, Kennington, GB;

Kenneth D. Ray, Seattle, WA (US);

Andrew J. Thomas, Oxford, GB;

Russell Humphries, Horley, GB;

Assignee:

Sophos Limited, Abingdon, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06N 5/04 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); G06N 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 11/079 (2013.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/562 (2013.01); G06F 21/565 (2013.01); G06K 9/6223 (2013.01); G06K 9/6256 (2013.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01); G06N 5/046 (2013.01); G06N 7/00 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06395 (2013.01); H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Activity on an endpoint is monitored in two stages with a local agent. In a first stage, particular computing objects on the endpoint are selected for tracking. In a second stage, particular types of changes to those objects are selected. By selecting objects and object changes in this manner, a compact data stream of information highly relevant to threat detection can be provided from an endpoint to a central threat management facility. At the same time, a local data recorder creates a local record of a wider range of objects and changes. The system may support forensic activity by facilitating queries to the local data recorder on the endpoint to retrieve more complete records of local activity when the compact data stream does not adequately characterize a particular context.


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