ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,613, issued on May 13, was assigned to Virtualitics Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.).

"Computer-based systems configured for network characterization and management based on automated key terrain identification and methods of use thereof" was invented by Vaibhav Anand (Chicago), Charles Joseph Bonfield (Raleigh, N.C.), Jae Gook Ro (Chantilly, Va.), Brandon Lee Knight (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.), Sarthak Sahu (Pasadena, Calif.), Ciro Donalek (Pasadena, Calif.) and Michael Amori (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes scanning a network having a first and second host, obtaining, via the scanning, a first and second typ...