Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Blockchain cybersecurity audit platform
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Application No.: US16503038Application Date: 2019-07-03
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Publication No.: US11621973B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Michael E. Mylrea , Sri Nikhil Gupta Gourisetti
- Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
- Applicant Address: US WA Richland
- Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
- Current Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Richland
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L9/40
- IPC: H04L9/40 ; G06F16/27 ; G06F21/60 ; H04L9/06 ; G05B19/042 ; G06F8/65 ; H04L9/00

Abstract:
A cybersecurity distributed ledger is provided herein for managing, tracking, auditing, and securing assets in a power infrastructure. The cybersecurity distributed ledger may include a blockchain, and may combine with smart contract or smart negotiation technology, such as in a permissioned proof of authority blockchain. The cybersecurity distributed ledger may manage the complete life cycle of a grid asset, from asset requirement and specification, through production, testing, deployment, maintenance, and retirement. The cybersecurity distributed ledger may create an immutable record of the grid asset, which may be audited for regulatory compliance or build or development compliance. Further, the cybersecurity distributed ledger may store unique identifying information for a grid asset, which may be used to detect a security breach or other tampering with a grid asset. The cybersecurity distributed ledger may also track control or ownership of the grid asset, as well as changes or updates to the grid asset.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210067536A1 BLOCKCHAIN CYBERSECURITY AUDIT PLATFORM Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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