IP Intelligence Briefing: 45.55.237.33
Classification: Moderate Risk Cloud Infrastructure
Risk Score: 50/100
Report Generated: August 2026
Executive Summary
IP address 45.55.237.33 is a cloud-based infrastructure endpoint associated with DigitalOcean, LLC. The address demonstrates moderate risk characteristics with limited threat indicators. No active malicious signals were observed, but the IP appears on two DNS blacklist entries. The endpoint is fully firewalled with no open services detected.
Network & Ownership Profile
- Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
- ASN: AS14061
- Network Block: 45.55.0.0/16 (DIGITALOCEAN-45-55-0-0)
- Geolocation: United States (Clifton, NJ; conflicting signals from CO observed)
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud hosting
- ISP/Provider: DigitalOcean, LLC
Threat Indicators
- Risk Classification: Moderate Risk
- Abuse Confidence: Not elevated
- Blacklist Status: Listed on 2 of 8 DNS blacklist sources
- Known Attacker: No
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Spam Source: No
- Threat Persistence: Not persistently malicious
- Threat Observation Count: 1 (single historical signal)
Network Role & Services
- Open Ports: None detected
- Service Banner: Firewalled / No Services
- TLS Certificate: None
- DNS Resolution: No reverse DNS records
- Cloud Infrastructure: Yes (DigitalOcean)
Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 45.55.237.0/24
- Abuse Density: Minimal (0)
- Classification: Mostly Clean
- Active Siblings: 0
- Threat Siblings: 1
- Total Siblings: 1
Observation History
Seventeen total observations recorded. Most recent signals dated August 13, 2026, confirm consistent ownership with DigitalOcean, LLC. No ownership changes detected. The IP shows a single threat observation event with no evidence of persistent malicious activity over time.
Recommended Actions
1. Monitoring: Continue monitoring for port scans or service enumeration attempts
2. Firewall: Standard cloud security posture sufficient; no specific blocking required
3. DNSBL: Investigate reason for 2 DNSBL entries if outbound traffic from this IP is critical
4. Context: Legitimate cloud hosting environment; traffic is likely benign unless associated with specific malicious campaigns
Conclusion
This IP address represents typical cloud infrastructure behavior with a moderate risk score primarily driven by DNS blacklist presence rather than active threat activity. No immediate blocking action is required. The endpoint is fully firewalled with no active services exposed, indicating it may be used for backend infrastructure, staging, or private hosting purposes.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DIGITALOCEAN-45-55-0-0 |
| CIDR Block | 45.55.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 42% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 26% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 17 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-13 06:45:02 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-30 21:16:03 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-29 03:34:35 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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