ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,999, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Palo Alto Networks Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"IoT device risk assessment" was invented by Gong Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Mayuresh Ektare (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Mei Wang (Saratoga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An Internet of Things (IoT) device profile applicable to an IoT device is determined. Data packets transmitted to and from the IoT device are analyzed. A risk level of the IoT device is determined based at least in part on the data packet analysis. A determination is made that the risk level exceeds a threshold and a remedial action is taken in response."
The patent was fil...