F5 Networks IP Intelligence service

The IP Intelligence service is a cloud-based solution that enables organisations to safeguard their infrastructures by detecting and stopping access from IP addresses associated with malicious activity.

Leveraging a list of threat sources and high-risk IP addresses, the service delivers contextual awareness and analysis of IP requests to identify threats from multiple sources across the internet. The service draws on the expertise of a global threat-sensor network and IP address database to detect malicious activity, and can offer protection throughout the application delivery infrastructure with F5’s unified BIG-IP architecture.

The service denies access to IP addresses known to be infected with malware, in contact with malware distribution points and with low reputations. Active IP addresses offering or distributing malware, shell code, rootkits, worms or viruses are denied access.

The service leverages data from multiple sources to effectively gather real-time IP threat information and block connections with those addresses. The service reveals both inbound and outbound communication with malicious IP addresses to enable granular threat reporting and automated blocking, helping IT teams create more effective security policies to protect their infrastructures.