Methods and systems for locating source of computer-originated attack based on GPS equipped computing device

• US 20070112512A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1987
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Corporate Services Group Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: McConnell, James
• Application Number:
  US11/483,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/577 Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

Preferred systems and methods for mapping computer-originated attacks (or vulnerabilities to such attacks) based on GPS devices. In one aspect, methods and systems include receiving threat data or vulnerability data, retrieving GPS data, correlating the threat data or the vulnerability data with the GPS data to create map data, and generating a map, based on the map data, displaying a geographical location of a computer-originated attack (or vulnerability) based on a GPS device.

Claims

1. A method for mapping a computer-originated attack based on a GPS device, comprising:

receiving threat data;

retrieving GPS data;

correlating the threat data with the GPS data to generate map data; and

generating a map displaying a geographical location of the computer-originated attack based on the map data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name; and

correlating comprises correlating the IP address of the GPS data with at least one of the source IP address of the threat data and the destination IP address of the threat data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving comprises querying the threat data by providing the GPS data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein

the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates;

the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name; and

querying comprises correlating the IP address of the GPS data with at least one of the source IP address of the threat data and the destination IP address of the threat data.

7. A method for mapping a vulnerability susceptible to a computer-originated attack based on a GPS device, comprising:

receiving vulnerability data;

retrieving GPS data;

correlating the vulnerability data with the GPS data to generate map data; and

generating a map displaying a geographical location of the vulnerability based on the map data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name; and

correlating comprises correlating the IP address of the GPS data with the IP address of the vulnerability data.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein retrieving comprises querying the vulnerability data by providing the GPS data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein

the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates;

the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name; and

querying comprises correlating the IP address of the GPS data with the IP address of the vulnerability data.

13. A system for mapping a computer-originated attack based on a GPS device, comprising:

a network-based system configured to provide threat data;

a GPS device configured to provide GPS data;

a mapping system connected to the network-based system and GPS device and configured to receive the threat data and the GPS data, generate map data by correlating the threat data with the GPS data, and generate a map reflecting a geographical location of the computer-originated attack based on the map data; and

a display device connected to the mapping system and configured to communicate with the mapping system to display the generated map.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name; and

the mapping system is further configured to correlate the IP address of the GPS data with at least one of the source IP address of the threat data and the destination IP address of the threat data.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the network-based system is capable of receiving the GPS data from the GPS device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein

the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates;

the threat data comprises source IP address, destination IP address, and attack event name; and

the network-based system is further configured to correlate the IP address of the GPS data with at least one of the source IP address of the threat data and the destination IP address of the threat data.

19. A system for mapping a vulnerability susceptible to a computer-originated attack based on a GPS device, comprising:

a network-based system configured to provide vulnerability data;

a GPS device configured to provide GPS data;

a mapping system connected to the network-based system and GPS device and configured to receive the vulnerability data and the GPS data, generate map data by correlating the vulnerability data with the GPS data, and generate a map, based on the map data, reflecting a geographical location of the vulnerability; and

a display device connected to the mapping system and configured to communicate with the mapping system for displaying the generated map.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein:

the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name; and

the mapping system is further configured to correlate the IP address of the GPS data with the IP address of the vulnerability data.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the network-based system is capable of receiving the GPS data from the GPS device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the GPS data comprises IP address and geographic coordinates;

the vulnerability data comprises IP address and vulnerability name; and

the network-based system is further configured to correlate the IP address of the GPS data with the IP address of the vulnerability data.