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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2024
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Stuart Wray, Edinburgh, GB;
Melissa Licciardello, Zurich, CH;
Oracle International Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving signals via a network at ports on the network, the signals corresponding to scanning activity at the ports by a plurality of sources on the network; the sources are located at a plurality of geographical bins. The method also includes determining a popularity score for each of the ports, based on a number of geographical bins sending signals to the in a first time period; calculating, for each of the geographical bins, a probability of scanning activity occurring at a port in a second time period, resulting in a plurality of probabilities for that port; and calculating, for each of the ports, a surprisingness index based on the plurality of probabilities. The method further includes estimating, in accordance with the popularity score and the surprisingness index for each of the ports, a likelihood that the port is experiencing suspicious scanning activity.