US 12,470,400 B2
Hashing techniques for associating assets related to events with addressable computer network assets
Stuart Millar, Bangor (GB); and Ralph McTeggart, Belfast (GB)
Assigned to Rapid7, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Rapid7, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,518.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/392,816, filed on Jul. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0039730 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06N 3/0455 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/06 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/16 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [G06N 3/0455 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/16 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for associating assets related to events detected in at least one computer network with respective assets in an asset catalog for the at least one computer network, the asset catalog assets being addressable on the at least one computer network, the method comprising:
using at least one computer hardware processor to perform:
while monitoring activity on the at least one computer network, obtaining information about an event related to a first asset, the information specifying computer network addressing information for the first asset;
generating, based on the computer network addressing information for the first asset, a hashed signature of the first asset by applying a locality sensitive hashing (LSH) technique;
associating the first asset with at least one asset in the asset catalog using the hashed signature of the first asset and at least one hashed signature of the at least one asset in the asset catalog; and
outputting information identifying the at least one asset with which the first asset was associated.