IBM patent for entity-wide database asset index generation

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Published March 31st, 2026

Detected March 31st, 2026

Summary

USPTO granted patent US12591704B2 to International Business Machines Corporation for entity-wide database asset index generation methods. The patent covers technology for identifying database instances across multiple security monitoring systems and linking same instances observed by different systems to detect database security threats. The patent includes 20 claims and names inventors Oded Sofer, Aviv Ron, and Shachaf Katz.

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USPTO granted IBM patent US12591704B2 titled 'Entity-wide database asset index generation' on March 31, 2026. The patent describes methods for generating a unified database asset index that identifies all observed database instances across multiple database servers and security monitoring systems, including linked sets of same instances observed by different monitoring systems. The technology enables security analytics to detect database security threats across enterprise systems.

Patent grants are informational notices that confer exclusive rights to the assignee but do not impose compliance obligations on other parties. No action is required by regulated entities. The patent's CPC classifications include H04L 41/046, H04L 41/12, and H04L 43/12, placing it in the network management and security monitoring technology space. Parties interested in implementing similar technology should review potential licensing requirements with IBM.

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Entity-wide database asset index generation

Grant US12591704B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventors

Oded Sofer, Aviv Ron, Shachaf Katz

Abstract

Entity-wide database asset index generation is provided. An entity-wide database asset index corresponding to an entity is generated identifying all observed database instances across a plurality of database servers by each respective security monitoring system of a plurality of different security monitoring systems corresponding to the entity and one or more linked sets of same database instances observed by more than one security monitoring system of the plurality of different security monitoring systems. Security analytics are performed on the entity-wide database asset index that identifies all of the observed database instances across the plurality of database servers by each respective security monitoring system of the plurality of different security monitoring systems corresponding to the entity and the one or more linked sets of same database instances observed by more than one security monitoring system of the plurality of different security monitoring systems to detect any database security threats.