Detection of writing to a non-header portion of a file as an indicator of a possible ransomware attack against a storage system

R Karr - US Patent 12,067,118, 2024 - Google Patents
An illustrative method includes detecting a request to perform an overwrite operation with
respect to a non-header portion of a file stored by a storage system and determining, based …

Modify access restrictions in response to a possible attack against data stored by a storage system

R Child, R Karr - US Patent 11,755,751, 2023 - Google Patents
An illustrative method includes a data protection system determining that data stored by a
storage system is under a possible attack, detecting a modify request with respect to the …

Multi-layer security threat detection for a storage system

PD Lee, R Karr, A Kutner, A Miller… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
2020-06-30 Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
reassignment PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF …

Logical address based authorization of operations with respect to a storage system

EL Miller, R Karr - US Patent 11,500,788, 2022 - Google Patents
2020-09-30 Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
reassignment PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF …

Storage system snapshot retention based on encrypted data

BP Borowiec, R Karr - US Patent 11,520,907, 2022 - Google Patents
2021-01-28 Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
reassignment PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF …

Host anomaly-based generation of snapshots

PR Massiglia, R Karr, J Colgrove - US Patent 12,050,689, 2024 - Google Patents
An illustrative method includes a data protection system detecting a request provided by a
host to perform an operation with respect to a storage system, detecting, based on the …

Independent security threat detection and remediation by storage systems in a synchronous replication arrangement

R Karr, EL Miller, T Vohra, A Rokade - US Patent 12,079,333, 2024 - Google Patents
A system may include a plurality of storage systems each configured to operate in
accordance with a synchronous replication configuration in which a dataset is …

Host-Driven Threat Detection-Based Protection of Storage Elements within a Storage System

MA Richardson, R Karr - US Patent App. 17/541,870, 2022 - Google Patents
2021-12-03 Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
reassignment PURE STORAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF …

Snapshot Deletion Pattern-Based Determination of Ransomware Attack against Data Maintained by a Storage System

R Karr - US Patent App. 17/846,301, 2022 - Google Patents
An exemplary method includes a data protection system detecting one or more delete
requests to delete one or more recovery datasets of a storage system, determining that the …

Measurement interval anomaly detection-based generation of snapshots

PR Massiglia, R Karr, J Colgrove - US Patent 12,079,356, 2024 - Google Patents
An illustrative method includes a data protection system determining a metric associated
with operations performed with respect to a storage system during a measurement interval …