An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique number that helps identify devices connected to the web. It can also help cybercriminals learn more about your online activities and location.

Suspicious IPs are flagged by internet service providers and email services to protect their users from malware, spam, phishing attacks, etc. They may be associated with automated activities such as scraping data, sending excessive requests to websites, or attempting brute force attacks that are indicative of potential threats and unwanted behaviors.

Understanding the Importance of an IP Address Threat Stream

The IP address threat stream shares the latest malicious and abusive external IP addresses, Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) and other information associated with them. These threat feeds are useful to identify and block high severity threats before they cause damage to your network, and to identify other indicators of compromise.

This is a dynamic feed that can be applied at the firewall, routers, web proxies, DNS servers, or any other point in your security infrastructure. This threat feed is similar to the domain and URL threat streams, and it can be used to discover new malicious IPs and mitigate threats quickly.

An Anomali ThreatStream feed combines enriched threat intelligence with relevant telemetry to empower SOC analysts to act quickly. The threat intelligence is analyzed using machine learning and other advanced techniques to ensure that it is valid, actionable, and contextual. This process helps to reduce false positives and speed up response times for security teams, which allows them to better protect their organizations from cyberattacks.