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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Forescout Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Forescout Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and related technologies for profiling an entity and classifying an entity based on a profile are described. In certain aspects, data associated with communications of a first entity on a network are accessed, behaviors are determined based on the data associated with the communications of the first entity, and sequences of the behaviors of the first entity are determined. A profile of the first entity is determined based on the sequences of the behaviors, the profile including a classification of the first entity, a state machine of the profile of the first entity is determined, the state machine being associated with the classification against which the behaviors can be matched, a second entity is detected coming onto the network, and responsive to detecting the second entity coming onto the network, the second entity is classified based on the state machine of the profile of the first entity.