Proofpoint, Inc. Patent Application Trends in 2024

Proofpoint, Inc. patent applications in 2024

Top 10 Technology Areas

• H04L63/1483 ({service impersonation, e.g. phishing, pharming or web spoofing (detection of rogue wireless access points)
  • Count: 6 patents
  • Example: 20240121268. Using Neural Networks to Process Forensics and Generate Threat Intelligence Information simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L63/1441 ({Countermeasures against malicious traffic (countermeasures against attacks on cryptographic mechanisms)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240205181. Bulk Messaging Detection and Enforcement simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L51/42 (Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240078924. Prompting Users To Annotate Simulated Phishing Emails In Cybersecurity Training simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06N20/00 (Machine learning)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240176879. Generating Simulated Spear Phishing Messages and Customized Cybersecurity Training Modules Using Machine Learning simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L63/1416 ({Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection})
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240064153. Dynamic Message Analysis Platform for Enhanced Enterprise Security simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F2221/034 (Indexing scheme relating to)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240232344. Detecting and Protecting Against Cybersecurity Attacks Using Unprintable Tracking Characters simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06N3/08 (Learning methods)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240121268. Using Neural Networks to Process Forensics and Generate Threat Intelligence Information simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F21/577 ({Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security})
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240184893. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CYBERTHREATS FROM UNSTRUCTURED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04W4/14 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240205181. Bulk Messaging Detection and Enforcement simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F21/56 (Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20240176879. Generating Simulated Spear Phishing Messages and Customized Cybersecurity Training Modules Using Machine Learning simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• H04L63/0428 ({wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240031156. Using Signed Tokens to Verify Short Message Service (SMS) Message Bodies simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L9/3242 ({involving keyed hash functions, e.g. message authentication codes [MACs], CBC-MAC or HMAC})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240031156. Using Signed Tokens to Verify Short Message Service (SMS) Message Bodies simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L9/3073 ({involving pairings, e.g. identity based encryption [IBE], bilinear mappings or bilinear pairings, e.g. Weil or Tate pairing})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240031156. Using Signed Tokens to Verify Short Message Service (SMS) Message Bodies simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L9/3213 ({using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos (network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240031156. Using Signed Tokens to Verify Short Message Service (SMS) Message Bodies simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04L61/3005 (Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames (name-to-address mapping)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240039886. DOMAIN NAME CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04M3/436 (Arrangements for screening incoming calls {, i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it (based on the calling party profile)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240098499. Secure URL Shortener For Character-Limited Messages simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• H04W12/128 (Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240098499. Secure URL Shortener For Character-Limited Messages simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F16/288 ({Entity relationship models})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240095289. DATA ENRICHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABBREVIATED DOMAIN NAME CLASSIFICATION simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F16/285 ({Clustering or classification})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240095289. DATA ENRICHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABBREVIATED DOMAIN NAME CLASSIFICATION simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)
• G06F16/953 (Retrieval from the web)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240095289. DATA ENRICHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABBREVIATED DOMAIN NAME CLASSIFICATION simplified abstract (Proofpoint, Inc.)

Top Inventors

• Thomas Lee of Kensington CA (US) (4 patents)
• Zachary Mitchell Abzug of Durham NC (US) (2 patents)
• Brian Sanford Jones of Cary NC (US) (2 patents)
• Ali Mesdaq of San Jose CA (US) (2 patents)
• Kevin Patrick Blissett of Draper UT (US) (1 patent)
• Daniel Clark Salo of Sunnyvale CA (US) (1 patent)
• Ashley Harlow Valeski of Denver CO (US) (1 patent)
• Sarah Solieman of Los Angeles CA (US) (1 patent)
• Jason R. Brubaker of East Berlin PA (US) (1 patent)
• Benjamin C. Blanchard of Pittsburgh PA (US) (1 patent)

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