US 11,720,679 B2
Systems and methods for managing cybersecurity alerts
Marc Noel Light, Somerville, MA (US); Tianyi Cai, Brookline, MA (US); and Thomas Erhardt Montroy, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to BitSight Technologies, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by BitSight Technologies, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/236,594.
Application 17/236,594 is a continuation of application No. 16/884,607, filed on May 27, 2020, granted, now 11,023,585.
Prior Publication US 2021/0374246 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/57 (2013.01) [G06F 2221/034 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of setting alert thresholds related to cybersecurity ratings, the method comprising:
calculating a time-series cybersecurity rating for an affiliate entity, the time-series cybersecurity rating comprising a history of cybersecurity ratings for the affiliate entity during a previous time period;
comparing an alert reporting threshold to the time-series cybersecurity rating to determine a number of alerts that would have been generated for the affiliate entity during the previous time period;
adjusting the alert reporting threshold to identify a preferred alert reporting threshold that results in a desired number of alerts for the previous time period; and
using the preferred alert reporting threshold to generate future alerts for the affiliate entity.