IP Threat Intelligence

IP threat intelligence of any cybersecurity strategy, IP threat intelligence is a cyber threat detection system that leverages an Internet Protocol (IP) address to detect suspicious activity. By leveraging data from multiple sources, it can identify malicious behavior such as cyber-attacks, click fraud, device tampering and more.

As a result, IT professionals can take immediate action to mitigate risk and protect devices or web applications from security incidents. IP threat intelligence can provide data such as geographic location, indicating where a device is located in the world and what city or country it may be connecting from, Internet service providers and VPNs that are being used, along with other relevant metadata. It can also identify the type of device a user is using, such as a desktop computer, smartphone or tablet, and even what operating system it is running on.

IP Threat Intelligence: Staying Ahead of Cybersecurity Threats

Whether in the form of a threat intelligence solution or integrated into network perimeter appliances, IP reputation intelligence is an essential tool for cybersecurity teams. It allows you to filter out suspicious IP addresses, hostnames and URIs and search for vulnerability and exploitation information in order to detect anomalous behavior or stop cyber-attacks at the source.

A great example of this is the BrightCloud IP Reputation Service, which offers the ability to search for OSINT information for every device, server and domain connected to the Internet. This can include current DNS records, geolocation, associated IPs involved in website interaction, full web hosting provider details, ASN data, TLS certificate information and DOM tree data. It can also help with penetration testing, malware analysis and phishing protection.