ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,310, issued on June 17, was assigned to QOMPLX LLC (Reston, Va.).

"System and method for collaborative cybersecurity defensive strategy analysis utilizing virtual network spaces" was invented by Jason Crabtree (Vienna, Va.) and Andrew Sellers (Monument, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for collaborative cybersecurity defensive strategy analysis that predicts the evolution of new cybersecurity attack strategies and creates a virtual network space that provides a virtual reality environment for collaborative insights into network dynamics during a cyberattack. makes recommendations for cybersecurity improvements...