ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,441, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Cisco Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Method for using generative large language models (LLM) for cybersecurity deception and honeypots" was invented by David Arthur McGrew (Poolesville, Md.), Hugo Mike Latapie (Long Beach, Calif.) and Blake Anderson (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a method for enhancing cybersecurity using Large Language Model (LLM)-generated honeypot schemes, the method includes generating a plurality of deceptive information using an LLM, configured to attract and engage potential attackers, where the plurality of deceptive information...