Systems and methods for estimating ages of network devices
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for estimating ages of network devices, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one networked device that is attached to a network;
identifying a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier;
querying an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device, wherein the device-age information is derived from an assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to an organization;
determining the estimated age of the networked device by using the device-age information by positing that a creation of the networked device by the organization does not precede the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to the organization and therefore limiting the estimated age of the networked device by the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier; and
performing at least one of a security scan of the networked device and a compliance analysis of the networked device based at least in part on the estimated age of the networked device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for estimating ages of network devices may include (1) identifying at least one networked device that may be attached to a network, (2) identifying a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier, (3) querying an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device and (4) determining the estimated age of the networked device based at least in part on the device-age information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for estimating ages of network devices, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one networked device that is attached to a network; identifying a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier; querying an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device, wherein the device-age information is derived from an assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to an organization; determining the estimated age of the networked device by using the device-age information by positing that a creation of the networked device by the organization does not precede the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to the organization and therefore limiting the estimated age of the networked device by the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier; and performing at least one of a security scan of the networked device and a compliance analysis of the networked device based at least in part on the estimated age of the networked device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for estimating ages of network devices, the system comprising:
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an identification module programmed to; identify at least one networked device that is attached to a network; and identify a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier; a querying module programmed to query an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receive, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device, wherein the device-age information is derived from an assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to an organization; a determination module programmed to determine the estimated age of the networked device by using the device-age information by positing that a creation of the networked device by the organization does not precede the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to the organization and therefore limiting the estimated age of the networked device by the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier; an analysis module programmed to perform at least one of a security scan of the networked device and a compliance analysis of the networked device based at least in part on the estimated age of the networked device; and at least one hardware processor configured to execute the identification module, the querying module, the determination module, and the analysis module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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identify at least one networked device that is attached to a network; identify a media access control address of the networked device, the media access control address comprising an organizational unique identifier; query an organizational-unique-identifier database with the organizational unique identifier and receiving, in response, device-age information relating to an estimated age of the networked device, wherein the device-age information is derived from an assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to an organization; determine the estimated age of the networked device by using the device-age information by positing that a creation of the networked device by the organization does not precede the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier to the organization and therefore limiting the estimated age of the networked device by the assignment date of the organizational unique identifier; and perform at least one of a security scan of the networked device and a compliance analysis of the networked device based at least in part on the estimated age of the networked device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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