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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
William Timothy Strayer, West Newton, MA (US);
Christine Elaine Jones, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Isidro Marcos Castineyra, Somerville, MA (US);
Regina Rosales Hain, Winchester, MA (US);
William Timothy Strayer, West Newton, MA (US);
Christine Elaine Jones, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Isidro Marcos Castineyra, Somerville, MA (US);
Regina Rosales Hain, Winchester, MA (US);
Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining the point of entry of a malicious packet into a network is disclosed. An intrusion detection system detects entry of the malicious packet into the network (). A stepping stone detection system identifies stepping stones in extended connections within the network (). A traceback engine isolates the malicious packet in response to operation of the intrusion detection system (), wherein the traceback engine utilizes the identified stepping stones to determine the point of entry of the malicious packet.