Security First Corp. Assigned Patent

Security First Corp., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,465,952) developed by O’Hare, Mark S., Coto de Caza, CA, Orsini, Rick L., Flower Mound, TX, and Staker, Matt, Coto de Caza, CA, for a “systems and methods for secure multi-tenant data storage.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems and methods are provided for transmitting data for secure storage. For each of two or more data sets, a plurality of shares are generated containing a distribution of data from an encrypted version of the data set. The shares are then stored in a shared memory device, wherein a data set may be reconstructed from a threshold number of the associated plurality of shares using an associated key. Also provided are systems and methods for providing access to secured data. A plurality of shares containing a distribution of data from an encrypted version of a data set are stored in a memory device. A client is provided with a virtual machine that indicates the plurality of shares, and the capability to reconstruct the data set from the plurality of shares using an associated key.“

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2015 (14/659,008).