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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques described herein can efficiently detect network endpoints that are vulnerable to individual security threats. New security threats are constantly emerging. Identifying endpoints that are vulnerable to a security threat enables proactive protection of the vulnerable endpoints. Furthermore, detecting endpoints that are vulnerable to a security threat enables tailored protection operations that are limited to protecting vulnerable endpoints without necessarily also expending resources to protect invulnerable endpoints. Historic vulnerability data is used to group endpoints into cohorts that share similar histories of security infections and compromises. When an active security compromise is discovered at an affected endpoint, cohort protection operations can be applied to protect endpoints in the same cohort as the affected endpoint.