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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2005
Applicants:

James Boxmeyer, Flemington, NJ (US);

Daniel Hurley, Marlboro, NJ (US);

Carl Brian Rexroad, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);

Michael Singer, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Inventors:

James Boxmeyer, Flemington, NJ (US);

Daniel Hurley, Marlboro, NJ (US);

Carl Brian Rexroad, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);

Michael Singer, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating a reconnaissance index for a communications network is described. In one embodiment, scan detection data is initially received. A number of scan flows and a number of unique source Internet protocol (SIP) addresses initiating said number of scan flows is then identified from said scan detection data. Afterwards, a reconnaissance index is generated by utilizing said number of scan flows and said number of unique SIP addresses.


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