By Jonathan Tomek, VP of Research and Development, Digital Envoy
Cyber security professionals were never worry-free; there are simply too many nefarious players who have much to gain by hacking into corporate networks and systems to steal an organization’s valuables or harm its reputation. 2021 was a particularly heinous year, with a record number of ransomware attacks and high-profile breaches like the SolarWinds debacle. We ended the year with the discovery of a vulnerability in Log4j, and the realization that it could bring down the entire Internet.
Role of IP-Based Data and Security
Cyber security professionals are keen to access and deploy every available tool to help them secure their networks. IP address-based data by itself won’t provide security, but it offers a level of context that will enhance virtually every security strategy in place today.
Behind every IP address is a set of characteristics or context that is crucial for security professionals. IP address-based data lets them know where that traffic originates, and whether it is proxied, masked, or circumvented in some way, shape, or form.
IP address data can also fuel traffic and threat analytics, enabling security professionals to understand where attacks originate and what nefarious traffic looks like. They can use that insight to set rules and alerts for traffic that meet specific criteria, as discussed below.
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