ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,060, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to QOMPLX LLC (Reston, Va.).

"System and method for cyber exploitation path analysis and task plan optimization" was invented by Jason Crabtree (Vienna, Va.) and Richard Kelley (Woodbridge, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for cyber exploitation path analysis and task plan optimization to minimize network exposure and maximize network resilience. The system and method involve gathering network entity information, establishing baseline behaviors for each entity, and monitoring each entity for behavioral anomalies that might indicate cybersecurity concerns. Further, the system ...