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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 172.202.9.120/32

Classification: Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure

Risk Assessment: Moderate Risk (Score: 65/100)

Status: Active Monitoring Required

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 172.202.9.120 is identified as Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure (ASN 8075) with a moderate risk score of 65/100. The IP hosts no active services, presents no threat indicators, and operates within a clean subnet neighborhood. Despite benign characteristics, the elevated risk score warrants enhanced monitoring and logging.

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## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

Ownership & Registration:

• Organization: Divya Quamara
• Netname: cloud
• CIDR Block: 172.202.0.0/16
• RIR: ARIN
• Geolocation: Redmond, WA, US

Network Classification:

• Provider: Microsoft Azure
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Cloud Status: Active
• Hosting Status: Yes
• Service Purpose: Firewalled / No Services

Control Plane:

• BGP Prefix: 172.200.0.0/13
• Route Stability: Unstable
• DNSSEC: Valid
• DNSBL Listings: 3 of 8 total lists

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## THREAT INTELLIGENCE FINDINGS

Threat Indicators:

• Abuse Confidence: Not applicable
• Blacklist Status: None detected
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Known Campaigns: None

Network Behavior:

• Open Ports: None detected
• TLS Certificate: Not present
• HTTP Services: Not responding
• WAF Violations: None recorded
• Honeypot Hits: None

Email Reputation: No DNS-based email authentication configured (SPF/DMARC absent)

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 172.202.9.0/24

• Abuse Density: 0%
• Classification: Clean
• Inherited Risk: 0
• Total Siblings: 1
• Active Threat Siblings: 0

The IP operates in an isolated, low-abuse-density environment with no neighboring IPs flagged for malicious activity.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Signals: 14 observations

• Recent Classification: Clean
• Abuse Density Trend: 0% (stable)
• Threat Persistence: Not observed
• Ownership Changes: None

Historical data indicates consistent benign behavior with no escalation in threat activity.

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Priority: HIGH — Monitoring Enhancement

1. Increase logging verbosity for traffic from this IP to capture baseline activity patterns

2. Review recent activity to establish normal behavior profile

3. Apply firewall rules if traffic is unexpected for your environment:

- `iptables -A INPUT -s 172.202.9.120 -j DROP`

- `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 172.202.9.120 drop`

- Cloudflare WAF: Block IP

- AWS WAF: Add IP 172.202.9.120/32 to rule set

Note: Recommendations are probabilistic. Validate against local security requirements before blocking, as this IP may represent legitimate Azure cloud traffic.

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Report Generated: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform

Classification: SOC Operational Intelligence

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.