{
  "patent_number": "US 12244567",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Monitor Secure Government Computer Networks Automatically",
  "original_title": "Out-of-band management continuous monitoring for secure classified remote access as a service",
  "summary": "A system that automatically collects, organizes, and displays security data from highly secure government networks to help administrators spot potential threats or performance issues.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a method for managing security data in environments that use the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program. The system acts as a central hub that pulls in three types of data: event logs, raw network traffic, and general system health metrics. It processes this data through a pipeline that indexes the information, making it searchable and ready for analysis. Finally, it generates visual dashboards that allow security teams to see exactly what is happening across their network, such as identifying suspicious NetFlow patterns or application errors.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the actual hardware or physical infrastructure of the network.",
    "Does not cover the specific encryption methods used by the CSfC program itself.",
    "Does not cover automated threat response or blocking actions taken against detected traffic.",
    "Does not cover the underlying virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software."
  ],
  "filed": "2023-05-23",
  "granted": "2025-03-04",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "CDW LLC",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/cdw-llc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Marty Spain",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/marty-spain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Peter Joseph Dunn",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/peter-joseph-dunn"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "telecommunications",
    "software",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "A computer-implemented method includes processing input packets; generating indexed logs, packets of network traffic, and system monitoring information; generating analytics or visualizations; and transmitting the analytics or the visualizations. A computing system includes a processor, a network interface controller; and a memory including instructions that, when executed cause the system to: process input packets; ingest system monitoring information; generate indexed logs, packets of the network traffic, and system monitoring information; generate analytics or visualizations; and transmit the analytics or the visualizations. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause a computer to: process input packets; ingest system monitoring information; generate indexed logs, packets of the network traffic, and system monitoring information; generate analytics or visualizations; and transmit the analytics or the visualizations.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12244567/spacex-philosophy",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12244567/spacex-philosophy/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12244567",
  "relatedPatents": []
}