Kenneth R Blake

US Patent:

7383578, Jun 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334446

Inventors:

Kenneth W. Blake - Austin TX, US
Vikki Kim Converse - Austin TX, US
Ronald O'Neal Edmark - Smyrna TN, US
John Michael Garrison - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/14
G06F 15/18
G06B 23/00
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

726 23, 709224, 726 25

Abstract:

A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for morphing a honeypot system on a dynamic and configurable basis. The morphing honeypot emulates a variety of services while falsely presenting information about potential vulnerabilities within the system that supports the honeypot. The morphing honeypot has the ability to dynamically change its personality or displayed characteristics using a variety of algorithms and a database of known operating system and service vulnerabilities. The morphing honeypot's personality can be changed on a timed or scheduled basis, on the basis of activity that is generated by the presented honeypot personality, or on some other basis.

US Patent:

7412723, Aug 12, 2008

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334421

Inventors:

Kenneth W. Blake - Austin TX, US
Vikki Kim Converse - Austin TX, US
Ronald O'Neal Edmark - Smyrna TN, US
John Michael Garrison - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G08B 23/00
G06F 12/14
G06F 15/18
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

726 23, 726 22, 726 24, 726 25, 709220, 709224, 709249

Abstract:

A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for morphing a honeypot system on a dynamic and configurable basis. The morphing honeypot emulates a variety of services while falsely presenting information about potential vulnerabilities within the system that supports the honeypot. The morphing honeypot has the ability to dynamically change its personality or displayed characteristics using a variety of algorithms and a database of known operating system and service vulnerabilities. The morphing honeypot's personality can be changed on a timed or scheduled basis, on the basis of activity that is generated by the presented honeypot personality, or on some other basis. The morphing honeypot can also be integrated with intrusion detection systems and other types of computer security incident recognition systems to correlate its personality with detected nefarious activities.

US Patent:

7694339, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Jun 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/164020

Inventors:

Kenneth W. Blake - Austin TX, US
Vikki Kim Converse - Austin TX, US
Ronald O'Neal Edmark - Smyrna TN, US
John Michael Garrison - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 11/00
G06F 12/14
G06F 15/177

US Classification:

726 23, 726 22, 726 24, 726 25, 709220, 709224, 709249

Abstract:

A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for morphing a honeypot system on a dynamic and configurable basis. The morphing honeypot emulates a variety of services while falsely presenting information about potential vulnerabilities within the system that supports the honeypot. The morphing honeypot has the ability to dynamically change its personality or displayed characteristics using a variety of algorithms and a database of known operating system and service vulnerabilities. The morphing honeypot's personality can be changed on a timed or scheduled basis, on the basis of activity that is generated by the presented honeypot personality, or on some other basis. The morphing honeypot can also be integrated with intrusion detection systems and other types of computer security incident recognition systems to correlate its personality with detected nefarious activities.

US Patent:

20090328213, Dec 31, 2009

Filed:

Apr 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/108236

Inventors:

Kenneth W. Blake - Austin TX, US
Vikki Kim Converse - Austin TX, US
Ronald O'Neal Edmark - Smyrna TN, US
John Michael Garrison - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 12/14
G06F 15/18
G08B 23/00
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

726 23, 726 25, 709224

Abstract:

A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for morphing a honeypot system on a dynamic and configurable basis. The morphing honeypot emulates a variety of services while falsely presenting information about potential vulnerabilities within the system that supports the honeypot. The morphing honeypot has the ability to dynamically change its personality or displayed characteristics using a variety of algorithms and a database of known operating system and service vulnerabilities. The morphing honeypot's personality can be changed on a timed or scheduled basis, on the basis of activity that is generated by the presented honeypot personality, or on some other basis.