US Patent Issued to NCHAIN LICENSING on June 10 for "Reactive and pre-emptive security system for the protection of computer networks and systems" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,328,339, issued on June 10, was assigned to NCHAIN LICENSING AG (Zug, Switzerland).

"Reactive and pre-emptive security system for the protection of computer networks and systems" was invented by Craig Steven Wright (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides mechanisms for enhancing the security and protection of a computer-based system or network. It relates, in part, to the use of a decoy (which may be termed "honeypot" or "honeynet") for collecting attacker-related data, and/or diverting malicious behaviour away from legitimate resources. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising the steps of rece...