Automated network supervision including detecting an anonymously administered node, identifying the administrator of the anonymously administered node, and registering the administrator and the anonymously administered node

Number: 10541881
Published: 2020-01-21
Filed: 2017-12-14
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Taylor; Glen, Wood; Gregory, Clark; Donald
CPC: H04L41/16; G06N7/01; G06N20/00
Verdict: Set aside network supervision, IT infra/security
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

According to one implementation, a network supervision system includes one or more computing platform(s) coupled to multiple nodes of a network including the computing platform(s), the computing platform(s) including a hardware processor and a system memory storing a network participant supervising software code and a network participant registry. The hardware processor executes the network participant supervising software code to detect an anonymously administered node of the network, aggregate system log files of the anonymously administered node, and perform an analysis of the system log files using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm to identify an administrator of the anonymously administered node. The hardware processor further executes the network participant supervising software code to generate a registration record associating the administrator with the anonymously administered node, and update the network participant registry using the registration record.

Background

BACKGROUND(1) A large organization, such as a government entity, large corporation, or university, for example may utilize a communication network having thousands or hundreds of thousands of technology nodes. Each of those nodes may correspond to a technology device, such as a personal communication device or client computer system, for example, or to a software application used across the network. In such a la use environment, identification of the owner or administrator of each technology device and software application can be important for effective management of the network.(2) Conventional solutions for managing an organizational network tend to rely on pre-registration of network device or application owners and administrators, or seek to identify a network connected device or application directly. The process for identifying a technology device or application according to the conventional approach often includes a relatively costly and inconvenient manual investigation to identify its owner or administrator.SUMMARY(3) There are provided automated network supervision systems and methods for use by such systems, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, and as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims

1. A network supervision system comprising: at least one computing platform coupled to a plurality of nodes of a network including the at least one computing platform, the at least one computing platform including a hardware processor and a system memory storing a network participant supervising software code and a network participant registry; the hardware processor configured to execute the network participant supervising software code to: detect an anonymously administered node of the network; aggregate a plurality of system log files of the anonymously administered node; perform an analysis of the plurality of system log files using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm; identify an administrator of the anonymously administered node based on the analysis; generate a registration record associating the administrator with the anonymously administered node; and update the network participant registry using the registration record. 8. A method for use by a network supervision system including at least one computing platform coupled to a plurality of nodes of a network including the at least one computing platform, the at least one computing platform including a hardware processor and a system memory storing a network participant supervising software code and a network participant registry, the method comprising: detecting, using the hardware processor, an anonymously administered node of the network; aggregating, using the hardware processor, a plurality of system log files of the anonymously administered node; performing an analysis of the plurality of system log files, using the hardware processor and an unsupervised machine learning algorithm; identifying, using the hardware processor, an administrator of the anonymously administered node based on the analysis; generating, using the hardware processor, a registration record associating the administrator with the anonymously administered node; and updating, using the hardware processor, the network participant registry using the registration record. 15. A computer-readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a hardware processor of a computing platform interactively coupled to a network, instantiate a method comprising: detecting an anonymously administered node of the network; aggregating a plurality of system log files of the anonymously administered node; performing an analysis of the plurality of system log files using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm; identifying an administrator of the anonymously administered node based on the analysis; generating a registration record associating the administrator with the anonymously administered node; and updating a network participant registry using the registration record.